Alaska voters on track to reject 2 Kenai judges in initial election results

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 554

Last Updated: 9 hours, 22 minutes ago

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Alaska voters in the Third Judicial District opted to reject two state judges standing for retention in the midterm election by wide margins in initial results on Tuesday.

The vote comes after the non-partisan Alaska Judicial Council — charged with vetting and nominating judges, as well as conducting performance evaluations — issued a rare recommendation for voters not to retain the two judges in …

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