Alaska Division of Elections

UNOFFICIAL WRITE-IN RESULTS
GOVERNOR - LT. GOVERNOR RACE
1998 GENERAL ELECTION

Alaska regulations mandate that the Division of Elections count write-in votes for individual candidates if the votes for "write-in" are the second highest in number in a race that has two or more candidates. This happened in the race for Governor/Lt. Governor in the 1998 General Election. Following is the unofficial breakdown.

WRITE-IN NAMES FOR GOVERNOR / LT. GOV.TOTAL VOTES% OF WRITE-IN VOTES% OF TOTAL VOTES CAST
Robin Taylor *35,26380.90%17.60%
Robin Taylor / Jerry Ward4,2049.60%2.10%
Robin Taylor / Misc.7421.70%0.04%
Wayne Ross *6761.60%0.34%
Wayne Ross / Misc.1250.29%0.06%
Nick Begich *5531.30%0.30%
Nick Begich / Misc.260.06%0.01%
Miscellaneous2,0004.60%0.10%

* Please note that by reporting the totals for candidates without a Lt. Governor as a running mate, the Division of Elections is not assuming that ballots cast in this manner would be considered legally valid. That is a matter that would need to be resolved by law or in the courts.

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