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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governor’s race, becoming the state’s first Democratic governor since 1998.
Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican candidates and won more than half of first-choice votes, avoiding additional ranked-choice counting rounds. Alaska voters also rejected a measure to repeal the state’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system.
What the reports agree on
- Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governor’s race and became the first Democrat elected governor there since 1998. CBS News, PBS NewsHour, Guardian World
- He defeated three Republican candidates. CBS News, Newsweek, PBS NewsHour, Guardian World
- Kreiss-Tomkins previously served in the Alaska legislature. The Hill, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, Guardian World
- He won more than 50% of first-choice votes and did not need additional ranked-choice counting rounds. Newsweek, Guardian World
- Kreiss-Tomkins campaigned on affordability, public school funding, and requiring oil and gas producers to pay corporate income taxes. CBS News, PBS NewsHour, Guardian World
- Alaska voters rejected a measure to repeal the state’s open primaries and ranked-choice voting system. Newsweek, PBS NewsHour
Where reports differ
- The Hill reported that Decision Desk HQ projected Kreiss-Tomkins as the winner; other accounts described him as having won or been elected. The Hill
Reported by one outlet
- Kreiss-Tomkins received 50.8% of the vote. Newsweek
- He proposed pausing new data center projects until lawmakers set development rules. Guardian World
The original reports
- PBS NewsHour Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked voting system
- Guardian World Democrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 years
- 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