Jim Sykes

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Jim Sykes
Member of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly from District 1
In office
October 2013 (2013-10) November 2019 (2019-11)
Republican Lisa Murkowski (inc.) 149,773 48.58% -25.91%
Democratic Tony Knowles 140,42445.55%+25.82%
Independent Marc J. Millican8,8852.88%
Independence Jerry Sanders3,7851.23%
Green Jim Sykes3,0530.99%2.22%
Libertarian Scott A. Kohlhaas1,2400.40%-1.87%
Independent Ted Gianoutsas7320.24%
Write-ins4230.14%
Majority9,3493.03%-51.74%
Turnout 308,315
Republican hold Swing
United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ted Stevens (inc.) 179,438 78.17% +1.46%
Democratic Frank Vondersaar24,13310.51%+0.17%
Green Jim Sykes16,6087.24%-5.29%
Independence Jim Dore6,7242.93%
Libertarian Leonard Karpinski2,3541.03%
Write-ins2910.13%
Majority155,30567.66%+3.47%
Turnout 229,548
Republican hold Swing
1994 gubernatorial election, Alaska [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tony Knowles 87,693 41.08 +10.2
Republican Jim Campbell 87,15740.84+14.7
Independence Jack Coghill 27,83813.04-25.8
Green Jim Sykes8,7274.09+0.7
PatriotRalph Winterrowd1,7430.82+0.3
Write-ins 2770.13-0.0
Majority5360.24-7.7
Turnout 213,43563.5-1.3
Democratic gain from Republican Swing -36.01
1990 gubernatorial election, Alaska [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independence Walter Hickel 75,721 38.88 +33.3
Democratic Tony Knowles 60,20130.91-16.4
Republican Arliss Sturgulewski 50,99126.18-16.4
Green Jim Sykes6,5633.37N/A
The Political PartyMichael O'Callaghan9420.48N/A
Write-in votes 3320.17-3.8
Majority15,5207.97+3.3
Turnout 194,750
Independence gain from Democratic Swing -49.70

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