Listen: JKT reflects on lead in Alaska governor’s race
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Sitka for Alaska Day 2026. (KCAW/Salemo)
Lone Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins remains in the lead in the race for Alaska governor. The former state representative from Sitka spent election night in Downtown Anchorage, watching results roll in with a crowd of 350 family members, friends, and supporters.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Kreiss-Tomkins had 49.1% of the vote, with nearly all precincts reporting. Republican Bernadette Wilson trails behind at 29.2%. Kreiss-Tomkins would need more than 50% to avoid going to a second round of voting, under Alaska’s…
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