By SUZANNE DOWNING
Nov. 12, 2026 — Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has crossed the majority threshold in Alaska’s governor’s race, with newly released Division of Elections results putting him at 50.05% of the first-choice vote.
The latest unofficial tally shows the Kreiss-Tomkins/Johnson ticket with 126,195 votes, positioning the former Sitka lawmaker to become Alaska’s first Democrat governor since Tony Knowles left office in 2002. At 37, Kreiss-Tomkins would also become the youngest governor in state history.
Republican Bernadette Wilson remains in second place with 72,282 votes, or 28.67%. Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is third with 34,604 votes, or 13.72%, followed by former Attorney General Treg Taylor with 18,344 votes, or 7.28%.
| Ticket | First-choice votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Kreiss-Tomkins/Johnson | 126,195 | 50.05% |
| Wilson/Shower | 72,282 | 28.67% |
| Bronson/Church | 34,604 | 13.72% |
| Taylor/English | 18,344 | 7.28% |
| Write-ins | 715 | 0.28% |
Crossing 50% is consequential under Alaska’s unique ranked-choice voting system. If Kreiss-Tomkins retains a majority when all valid first-choice votes are counted, the governor’s race would be decided without eliminating candidates and redistributing their supporters’ next choices.
For now, that majority is narrow: The chart reports 252,140 votes in the governor’s contest, putting Kreiss-Tomkins 125 votes above exactly half. Additional ballots could move him above or below the threshold before counting concludes.
But the latest update moves him in the direction of an outright first-round victory.
Compared with the Nov. 9 results previously reported by The Alaska Story, Bronson’s share fell from 14.06% to 13.72%, a decline of 0.34 percentage points. Wilson’s share slipped more modestly, from 28.82% to 28.67%, a decline of 0.15 points. Both candidates added votes as counting continued, but their shares of the overall vote decreased.
Over that same period, Kreiss-Tomkins climbed from 49.42% to 50.05%, gaining 19,029 votes. His lead over Wilson now stands at 53,913 votes.
The three Republican tickets together have 125,230 first-choice votes — 965 fewer than Kreiss-Tomkins alone. That is a reversal from the Nov. 9 count, when their combined total exceeded his by 1,900 votes.
The Division of Elections lists Nov. 18 as the start of ranked-choice tabulation for races requiring it, with certification targeted for Nov. 25. The governor’s contest is now just above the line that would make those elimination rounds unnecessary, but another ballot batch is expected on Friday.
11 thoughts on “Breaking: JKT breaks 50% for apparent win in governor’s race on first round”
Hang on to your wallet.
And Jamie Allard is all the way up to 38%! Only 62% of her district prefers someone else! Grats Sen. Allard!
Sadly, this is not a win for Alaska.
Mmmmmm-mmmmmm. This mofo better be perfect. Otherwise we will criticize every single thing he does from the color of his necktie to his policies affecting the state…..just like the left, I want my street plowed now! I will settle for 100 million in reparations….now! Free college…now! Free health care………now! 4000 dollar dividend…..F’n now!!!!! Tear down the statue of capt cook…..now!
It’s fun being a liberal a-hole.
Can the boys put on dresses now and cheer? Can the girls clean out their lockers and let the trannies take over? Can same-sex couples start having babies? Our first homosexual governor now has an official no-rent property of his own. The state will now give preferential hire to all LGBTQ applicants. Tranny contractors will get bidding preferences. The LGBTQ mafia is in charge. And Alaska will become an ICE-free zone and safe haven for illegals. It’s all coming.
Can you only imagine what his administration is going to look like? Remember that circus of clowns Biden had for his administration? Gonna look a little like that on a smaller scale. Who’s the first lady going to be? His mother? Asking for a friend.
Jonathon Kreiss-Tomkins is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.
Criticism or even questioning the new leader is not permitted. He’s going to get the Obama treatment.
Sounds like you are auditioning for a job in the JKT administration. Put on your heels, lipstick, and practice swishing. Alaska is going total fem. Boys with 4x4s, hunting rifles, beer mugs, football memorabilia, pick-ups, labs, maga hats, chewin tobacco, and calendars with hot chicks will be outcasted Alaska rednecks and subject to LGBTQ enforcement. DEI hire will turn them away. There will be no tolerance for straight white men.
How can this man possibly run an entire state when he can’t figure out what his boy parts are for?
Will he do like most “moderate” Democrats do and once elected shift to the far left, or will he actually try to govern? I was shocked by the comments of the governor elect from Iowa, it sounds like he might actually want to deliver results for people as opposed to tear the system down and impeach everyone they can. Of course his idea of delivering results might differ from mine, but it’s better than some of the asinine stuff that some people are throwing out nowadays.
Let this sink in: Half of the state of Alaskans DON’T WANT HIM.
ie. one out of every two people are going to be royally pissed off that we have this kind of person in charge.
ET …….call home.