“No matter the outcome, I feel great about the process to get here.” - Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the leading candidate for Alaska governor as the Division of Elections continues counting ballots.
Democrat Mary Peltola waves to passing motorists on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 in Midtown Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks, Corinne Smith and Yereth Rosen
Alaska’s closely watched U.S. Senate race remained too close to call early Wednesday morning as Democratic challenger Mary Peltola led incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan by only a few hundred votes with thousands more remaining to be counted.
The result of the race could extend already-enormous Democratic gains in the Senate or offer a gram of relief to Republicans who endured heavy losses on Election Day.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, talks to reporters after casting his vote at the Alaska Zoo on Tuesday. Next to him is his wife, Julie Fate Sullivan. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in a tough fight to keep his seat, took time after casting his vote at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage on Tuesday to blast his Democratic opponent.
“We are witnessing the biggest election cheating scandal in the history of the state of Alaska, one of the, maybe one of the biggest in the US Senate’s history,” the two-term Republican told a large crowd of reporters assembled at the zoo, a designated polling site for two South Anchorage precincts.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins speaks with a reporter before voting on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at the University of Alaska Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks, Corinne Smith and Yereth Rosen
Alaska is on course to have its first Democratic governor since Tony Knowles left office almost a quarter-century ago.
According to incomplete, preliminary results published Tuesday night by the Alaska Division of Elections, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins had 49% of the vote among four people competing to replace Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is term-limited and unable to run for re-election this year.
An attendee of President Donald Trump’s rally on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Wasilla, holds up a sign urging a yes vote on Ballot Measure 2. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks, Corinne Smith and Yereth Rosen
A ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska’s open-primary and ranked-choice election system is trailing in early vote counting, according to preliminary results posted by the Alaska Division of Elections.
With 393 of 400 precincts reporting results Wednesday morning, “no” on repeal led “yes” by 51.9% to 48.2%.
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