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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska’s governor’s race as the state’s first Democratic governor since 1998.
Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican candidates, and multiple outlets reported that he is the first Democrat elected governor of Alaska since 1998. He campaigned on affordability, public school funding, taxes on oil and gas producers, and rules for new data centers.
What the reports agree on
- Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican candidates. CBS News, Newsweek, PBS NewsHour
- Kreiss-Tomkins is the first Democrat elected governor of Alaska since 1998. CBS News, PBS NewsHour
- Kreiss-Tomkins previously served in the Alaska state House. CBS News, PBS NewsHour
- Kreiss-Tomkins called for full funding for public schools and corporate income tax payments from oil and gas producers. CBS News, PBS NewsHour
- Kreiss-Tomkins proposed pausing new data centers until state lawmakers set development rules. CBS News, PBS NewsHour
Where reports differ
- The Hill said Decision Desk HQ projected Kreiss-Tomkins as the winner; CBS News, Newsweek, and PBS NewsHour described him as elected or the winner. The Hill
Reported by one outlet
- Newsweek reported that Kreiss-Tomkins received 50.8% of the vote, Wilson received 28.1%, Bronson received 13.6%, and Taylor received 7.7%. Newsweek
- CBS News reported that Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Kreiss-Tomkins a week before the election. CBS News
- The Hill reported that Alaska used ranked-choice voting in the general election. The Hill
- PBS NewsHour reported that Kreiss-Tomkins’s victory brought the number of states with Democratic governors to 30. PBS NewsHour
The original reports
- PBS NewsHour Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska
- Newsweek Two Dan Sullivans Couldn’t Sour Alaska on Ranked-Choice Voting
- Newsweek Democrat Wins Alaska Governor Race Without Ranked-Choice Runoff
- CBS News Alaska elects first Democrat governor since 1998
- The Hill Democrat flips Alaska governor’s office