Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins wins election, leading Democrats to Alaska governorship

The Democratic Party has won the Alaska gubernatorial election for the first time since 1998, as reported on November 13, 2026, by the Associated Press. Democrat Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins was declared the winner after defeating three Republican candidates, 10 days after polls closed. Alaska had been a Republican stronghold for 28 years, a period that included four governors from the party between 2002 and 2026, in addition to the independent term of Bill Walker from 2014 to 2018. The result marks a midterm election defeat for U.S. President Donald Trump, whose endorsed candidate, Bernadette Wilson, received about half the votes of Kreiss-Tomkins. In the Senate race, Democratic candidate Mary Peltola leads Republican Dan Sullivan with 96% of the votes counted. At 37, Kreiss-Tomkins will become the youngest governor in the state's history, having previously served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023. During his campaign, he advocated for full funding of public schools, proposed a corporate income tax on all oil and gas producers—with Alaska being the fifth-largest oil producer in the United States—criticized the administration of current Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy, and promised to overhaul the state ferry system. Considered a moderate, the governor-elect stated he intends to form a cabinet composed of Democrats, Republicans, and independents, earning praise from Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski for his ability to foster bipartisan cooperation.