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Democrat Wins Alaska Governor Race Without Ranked-Choice Runoff

Democrat Wins Alaska Governor Race Without Ranked-Choice Runoff

Also reported by CBS News, The Hill

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Summary

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s gubernatorial election with 50.8% of the vote, defeating three Republican candidates. He won outright on first-choice votes and will replace term-limited Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy.

Key Facts

  • Kreiss-Tomkins received 50.8% of the vote.
  • Republican Bernadette Wilson received 28.1% of the vote.
  • Republican Dave Bronson received 13.6% of the vote.
  • Republican Treg Taylor received 7.7% of the vote.
  • Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, which lets voters rank candidates in order of preference.
  • Kreiss-Tomkins won without additional vote-counting rounds because he received more than 50% of first-choice votes.
  • Kreiss-Tomkins will succeed Mike Dunleavy, who has served as governor since 2018 and is term-limited.
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