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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governor’s race, ending a more than 20-year run without a Democratic governor.
Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican candidates and won with just over 50% of first-choice votes, avoiding additional ranked-choice tabulation rounds. Alaska voters also rejected a ballot measure to repeal ranked-choice voting, according to Newsweek.
What the reports agree on
- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governor’s race. The Hill, CBS News, Newsweek
- Kreiss-Tomkins is a former Alaska state lawmaker. The Hill, CBS News
- He defeated three Republican candidates. CBS News, Newsweek
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting. The Hill, Newsweek
Where reports differ
- Newsweek reported that Kreiss-Tomkins received 50.8% of the vote in one summary and 50.81% of first-choice votes in another. Newsweek
Reported by one outlet
- Kreiss-Tomkins would be Alaska’s first Democratic governor since 1998. CBS News
- He won outright on first-choice votes and will replace term-limited Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy. Newsweek
- Alaska voters rejected a measure to repeal ranked-choice voting, with 53.52% opposed and 46.48% supporting repeal in unofficial results released November 13. Newsweek
- Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Kreiss-Tomkins a week before the election. CBS News