Alaska Governor
The race for governor of Alaska, which elects the state's chief executive and the lieutenant governor on a joint ticket. It takes in candidate filings, the open primary, ranked choice voting in the general election, and campaign finance.
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RGA-funded PAC spends $1.5 million backing three Republicans and opposing Kreiss-Tomkins
Kodiak PAC, funded by the Republican Governors Association, spent $1.5 million backing three GOP tickets and opposing Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins before Alaska's Nov. 3 governor's race.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Bronson stays in governor's race, disputing Trump's account of deal to quit
Trump says Bronson agreed to quit the governor's race. Bronson says they remember the calls differently, and he is staying in.
by Alaska News4d ago2 min read
Three governor candidates lay out rural energy and subsistence plans at Tanana Chiefs forum
Three governor candidates pitched rural energy and subsistence fixes at a Tanana Chiefs forum. • Kreiss-Tomkins vowed to protect PCE funding and drop federal subsistence lawsuits. • Taylor pushed a constitutional amendment for state fish and game control. • Bronson proposed river roads like Fairbanks to Galena to cut costs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Trump endorses Wilson
Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor, attacked two Republican rivals and urged the GOP field to unite behind her.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
State commission fines governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over LLC contribution
State regulators fined governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over a $25,000 LLC contribution and underreported fundraising costs. The max was $26,225.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readLabor-backed committee pays $150,000 for Kreiss-Tomkins ticket ads
A labor-backed committee paid $150,000 for digital ads backing the Kreiss-Tomkins and Johnson gubernatorial ticket, with spending set to run through Election Day on Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
NRA's political arm grades Alaska governor field, with A's for Bronson and Taylor
The NRA Political Victory Fund gave A grades to Republicans Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor, a C to Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, and an AQ to Republican Bernadette Wilson in Alaska's governor race.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min read
Kreiss-Tomkins leads governor money race as outside groups raise $3.15 million
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins raised $4.28 million for governor, more than triple the cash on hand of any Republican opponent, as outside groups poured $3.15 million into the race.
by Alaska News1w ago4 min read
APOC sets Tuesday hearings on four disclosure complaints against statewide candidates
The Alaska Public Offices Commission holds hearings Tuesday on campaign disclosure complaints against three statewide candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Bernadette Wilson amends disclosure to list Denali Disposal after APOC staff finds violation
Governor candidate Bernadette Wilson added her Denali Disposal ownership to her state disclosure, a week after APOC staff said leaving it off broke the law.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Two council members and a former state senator run to replace term-limited Wasilla Mayor Glenda Ledford
Wasilla gets a new mayor this fall. Two council members and a former state senator are running, and if nobody tops 40%, it's back to the polls in November.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Anchorage's police union endorsed Kreiss-Tomkins and Johnson for governor
Anchorage's police union endorsed Kreiss-Tomkins and Johnson for governor, citing Johnson's trooper years. The other three tickets are Republican.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
National money registered on both sides of Alaska's governor's race this week
The Democratic Governors Association and a Republican-aligned PAC with a Virginia bank both registered to spend in Alaska's governor's race this week.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Governor candidates split over how to close Southcentral gas gap
All four candidates want more Cook Inlet gas. They differ over lease enforcement, production incentives, tax stability and power diversification.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read
At an industry forum, four candidates for governor made their case on resource development
At an industry forum, Alaska's four candidates for governor all backed more resource development. Where they differed was on what the state should pay for it.
by Alaska News3w ago5 min read
Peltola leads the poll. Sullivan leads the voters most likely to show up.
A bipartisan poll has Peltola ahead of Sullivan 53-47 after ranked choice, but the older voters most likely to actually turn out favor him 54-46.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
A new poll has Kreiss-Tomkins ahead in the first round and the last
A bipartisan AARP poll has Kreiss-Tomkins at 40 percent and winning a ranked-choice simulation 55-45, but a quarter of voters ranked neither finalist.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Teamsters, former Republican senator endorse Kreiss-Tomkins
Teamsters Local 959 and former Republican state Sen. Lesil McGuire endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Alaska governor candidates agree on Permanent Fund, split on taxes
Taylor and Bronson opposed broad new taxes; Kreiss-Tomkins backed targeted revenue as three candidates compared fiscal, energy and workforce plans
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago4 min read
A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000. It's spent $8,000 of it in cash.
A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000 to back Kreiss-Tomkins and six House candidates — and it's spent just $8,000 of it in cash.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A complaint tied to the Tshibaka-led Accountability Project challenges the Democratic ticket's disclosures
Nothing says airtight like a campaign-finance complaint built on magazine clippings and a hunch. Regulators will hear it Thursday anyway. Nothing's proven 🤷
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read
Bronson calls for bottom trawling ban in state waters at Kodiak fisheries debate
Dave Bronson called for banning bottom trawling in Alaska's three-mile state waters, the only gubernatorial candidate to propose the measure at a Kodiak debate.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Gubernatorial candidates split on Board of Fisheries overhaul
Proposals range from expanding the board to nine or eleven members to stricter recusal rules and industry-conflict guidelines.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Three Alaska governor candidates agree on the problems, diverge on government's role
Three candidates for governor agreed Alaska faces serious problems but split on solutions at a Tuesday forum. The fourth, Bernadette Wilson, did not attend.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago7 min read
Dahlstrom reverses course, will certify Taylor for the November ballot
Division of elections reversed decision and Treg Taylor is back on the ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
One Democrat, three Republicans, and two months to go
The left consolidated behind Kreiss-Tomkins. The right split three ways. That is the shape of Alaska's governor race with two months to go.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
More than 200 turn out in Fairbanks to question Alaska's governor candidates
More than 200 people turned out in Fairbanks to grill Alaska's governor candidates at a nonpartisan Native Vote mixer ahead of the primary vote.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Alaska's governor race upended in a day: a disqualification, a last-minute filing, and a lone Democrat
Alaska's governor race flipped in a day: Treg Taylor was disqualified, his wife filed at the deadline, and it's now three Republicans versus one Democrat.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor, after APOC found his financial disclosure was not timely.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Begich endorses Wilson for governor, calls on other Republicans to drop out
Rep. Nick Begich endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor and asked the other Republicans to drop out. Dave Bronson had already said he is staying.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Candidates19
Bruce Walden
Governor candidate
Hank Kroll
James Parkin
Alaska gubernatorial candidate
Lesil McGuire
Former state senator and state representative; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Shelley Hughes
Senator
Matt Andrew Heilala
Republican candidate for governor
Jessica Faircloth
Candidate for Governor
Meda DeWitt
President and Board Chair
Adam Crum
Former Commissioner
Joshua Jesse Church
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Gregg B. Brelsford
Former Borough Manager
Click Bishop
Member, Senate Finance Committee
Thomas Begich
Former state senator; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Former State Representative; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Treg Taylor
Attorney General of Alaska; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Dave Bronson
Former Anchorage Mayor; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Edna DeVries
Mayor
Nancy Dahlstrom
Lieutenant Governor
Matt Claman
Senator