Alaska

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins grew up in Sitka, Alaska. He left Yale after three years to run for the state House. He won his first race in 2012 by just 32 votes and served ten years, until 2023. He later started a small college in Sitka. In the August 2026 top-four primary he finished first with about 23 percent. The other Democrat, Tom Begich, finished second, then dropped out and backed him.

• Stable, forward-funded school budgets.
• A retirement benefit for teachers.
• Make the oil company Hilcorp pay state corporate income tax.
• Says the last eight years under Gov. Dunleavy brought gridlock.

Bernadette Wilson owns a garbage hauling company in Anchorage. She worked in radio and for conservative groups like Americans for Prosperity. This is her first run for office. She announced in May 2025. She finished third in the August primary with about 10 percent. President Trump endorsed her on October 13 at a rally in Wasilla.

• Pay the Permanent Fund dividend using the formula in state law.
• A tighter spending cap and an audit of state spending.
• Fund school programs that show results instead of adding money.
• Supports the Alaska LNG gas line and is a sponsor of Ballot Measure 2 to repeal ranked-choice voting.

Dave Bronson was mayor of Anchorage from 2021 to 2024. He joined the governor's race in October 2025. He finished fourth in the August primary with about 8 percent. He says he will stay in the race even though Trump backed Wilson.

• Economic growth and infrastructure.
• More housing.
• Protect the Permanent Fund dividend.

Treg Taylor was Alaska's attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He finished fifth in the August primary with about 7 percent. He moved into the top four after Tom Begich dropped out.

• Runs on his public safety record.
• Expand mining, timber, and oil and gas.