Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska governor race, ending 28-year GOP run
What's new: At 37, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is set to become Alaska's youngest governor when he takes office Dec. 7.
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska's race for governor, becoming the first Democrat elected to the job since 1998 and ending Republican control of the office. The Associated Press called the race after more than a week of ballot counting, including mail votes and returns from remote communities. Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state representative from Sitka, defeated three Republican candidates in Alaska's ranked-choice system, including Bernadette Wilson, who was backed by President Donald Trump. He will replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and is set to take office at noon on Dec. 7. NPR reported that the separate ballot measure to repeal ranked-choice voting failed, leaving the system in place.