Judge considers whether to overrule Alaska’s lieutenant governor on candidate’s eligibility

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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An Anchorage Superior Court judge may rule by mid-October on whether or not Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom acted correctly when she restored Republican state House candidate Jose Tagle to November’s general election ballot.

In an order signed Tuesday, Judge Josie Garton declined to promptly overturn Dahlstrom’s decision but left the door open for subsequent action on a legal challenge filed by the Alaska Democratic Party against Dahlstrom …

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