Alaska elects Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the first Democrat governor since 1998

Alaska voters elected Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins governor, giving the party its first victory in the state’s governor’s race since 1998. Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican candidates, including one endorsed by President Donald Trump, in the November 2026 midterms. He campaigned on affordability, public-school funding and taxing oil and gas producers, and will succeed outgoing Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy.