Alaska elects its first Democratic governor since 1998 as Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins the state's governor race, defeating three Republican candidates including the Trump-endorsed Bernadette Wilson.
The Associated Press called the race on Friday, 13 November, ten days after polls closed on 3 November. Kreiss-Tomkins, a 37-year-old former state lawmaker from Sitka, won 50.8% of first-choice votes — 139,293 votes — clearing the 50% threshold and avoiding Alaska's ranked-choice runoff. Wilson finished on 28.1%, with Dave Bronson on 13.6% and Treg Taylor on 7.2%. Kreiss-Tomkins succeeds term-limited Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy and will be sworn in on 7 December, becoming the youngest governor in Alaska's history. He campaigned on affordability, schools and making oil and gas producers pay corporate income tax, travelling more than 40,000 miles across the state. His win takes Democrats to 30 governorships nationwide after midterm flips in Iowa, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, Nevada and Kansas. Alaska's US Senate race remains uncalled, with Democrat Mary Peltola leading Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by around four points; the final ranked-choice count is due on 18 November and certification is targeted for 25 November.
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