Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won the Alaska governor's race, securing victory with 50.2 percent of the vote in results reported on November 13.

The former state representative defeated Republican candidates Bernadette Wilson, who received 28.7 percent, Dave Bronson with 13.8 percent, and Treg Taylor with 7.3 percent. The race for the open seat left by term-limited Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy was called after final tallies showed Kreiss-Tomkins with a clear majority on first-choice ballots.

Kreiss-Tomkins, running with independent Zac Johnson as his lieutenant governor candidate, outperformed expectations in a state that has favored Republicans in recent gubernatorial contests. He advanced from an August primary where he led a crowded field that included multiple Democrats and Republicans.

The Republican vote split among three candidates contributed to the outcome. Wilson, an Anchorage businesswoman endorsed by former President Trump, led the GOP contenders but could not consolidate support. Bronson, a former Anchorage mayor, and Taylor, a former attorney general, drew significant shares that prevented any single Republican from challenging Kreiss-Tomkins closely.

This marks the first Democratic win for the governorship since Tony Knowles in 1998. Alaska uses a top-four primary followed by ranked-choice voting in the general election, though Kreiss-Tomkins avoided the need for further rounds by surpassing 50 percent initially.

The result comes amid broader 2026 election developments in the state, including competitive races for U.S. Senate and House seats. Voter turnout and mail ballot processing extended the final count into mid-November.