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Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won the Alaska governor's race, defeating Republican opponents and becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in over twenty years. Outlets report that the 37-year-old former state lawmaker benefited from factors including ranked-choice voting and Republican infighting.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won the Alaska governor's race, marking the first time a Democrat has won the office since 1998.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post and Politico emphasize the historic nature of flipping the seat after decades of Republican control. Center outlets such as The Hill and NPR highlight his campaign platform focusing on bipartisanship and affordability. Right-leaning outlets like Fox News and BizPac Review attribute the victory in part to Republican infighting and the state's ranked-choice voting system.
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Democrat flips Alaska governor’s office
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is projected to win the Alaska governor’s office, becoming the first Democrat to win the office in more than 20 years, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, defeated Republican Bernadette Wilson and two others in the Last Frontier’s four-way, ranked-choice general election. DDHQ projected the…
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The midterms may have been more than a week ago, but the Democrats are still racking up wins. Democrats won the governorships of Kansas and Alaska Thursday night, holding onto the seat in the normally GOP-dominated prairie and flipping a Republican position up north. Cindy Holscher defeated Republican Ty Masterson in Kansas on a narrow 50.3 percent to 49.7…
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won the Alaska governor’s race, NBC News projects, flipping control of the office from Republicans.
Kreiss-Tomkins, 37, defeated three Republicans, including President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate.
It’s the first time Alaskans have elected a Democrat to the corner office in over two decades.
Alaska voters have elected a Democrat for governor for the first time since 1998.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory means Democrats will now hold 30 US governorships after midterm blowoutDemocrats have captured Alaska’s governor’s seat for the first time in nearly three decades, marking another major victory for their party in a midterm election period that has dramatically shifted political power across the US.Former Alaska state…
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is projected to win the Alaska governor’s office, becoming the first Democrat to win the office in more than 20 years, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state lawmaker, defeated Republican Bernadette Wilson and two others in the Last Frontier’s four-way, ranked-choice general election. DDHQ projected the…
Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator, ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship in the the state that usually votes Republican. At 37, he'll be the youngest governor in the state's history.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, also known as JKT, campaigned on issues including affordability and funding of public schools
His victory means Democrats will control the governor's office in 30 states, including several they flipped after years of Republican control in places such as Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and Texas.
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President Trump endorsed Republican Bernadette Wilson for Alaska governor, but bitter GOP infighting and ranked-choice voting complicated the race to succeed Mike Dunleavy.
His victory means Democrats will control the governor’s office in 30 states.
Republicans lost another big race, this one the governorship of Alaska, a state that also voted to keep the confusing ranked-choice voting system that is hated by…
