Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska governor’s race in upset
Why it matters: The 37-year-old will be Alaska’s youngest governor and gives Democrats control of 30 governorships next year.
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governor’s race, US media projections showed, ending nearly three decades without a Democratic governor in the state. The former Alaska lawmaker, 37, defeated three Republican candidates, including Bernadette Wilson, who was backed by President Donald Trump. Kreiss-Tomkins will become the youngest governor in Alaska history and the youngest sitting governor in the United States next year. His victory also expands Democratic gains in this year’s midterm elections, with the party projected to hold 30 of the nation’s 50 governorships in 2027. Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system was not needed in the final count because Kreiss-Tomkins won more than half the vote in the first round. He was endorsed late in the race by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.