JKT, Begich, Wilson and Bronson lead early in Alaska’s primary for governor

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 752

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Democratic governor candidates Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Tom Begich, and Republican candidates Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson led in early vote counting for Alaska’s Tuesday primary election for governor.

Seventeen people, including two Democrats, 12 Republicans and three independents, are seeking to replace Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is term-limited and unable to run again this year.

As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, with 378 of 402 precincts reporting results from election day, Kreiss-Tomkins had 21.7% of the …

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