With almost all Alaska primary election day ballots counted, only a few races remain in question

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 531

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

The gap between the fifth and sixth-place finishers in Alaska’s 17-way governor race closed to fewer than 300 votes on Thursday as the Alaska Division of Elections published more results from Tuesday’s primary election.

As of noon Thursday, fifth-place finisher Treg Taylor had 9,775 votes and sixth-place finisher Click Bishop had 9,489.

Ordinarily, a change in order between fifth and sixth place doesn’t matter, because only the top four candidates advance to November’s …

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