Republican Mike Dunleavy has fended off Democrat Mark Begich to win the Alaska governor's race.
Dunleavy cast himself as tough on crime and supported a full payout of the check Alaskans receive from the state's oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund. The payout has been limited since 2016 amid a state budget deficit.
Dunleavy says Alaskans have lost faith in government and have little trust in politicians.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, ended his re-election campaign last month after his lieutenant governor resigned for what Walker described as an inappropriate overture to a woman. Walker said he concluded he could not win against Begich and Dunleavy and said he thought Begich would be better for Alaska than Dunleavy.
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