Jim McDermott, a Libertarian from Fairbanks, makes top four for Alaska’s U.S. House race

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 856

Last Updated: 4 hours, 39 minutes ago

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On the morning after he became one of four finalists in the race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, Libertarian candidate Jim McDermott had to apologize.

He didn’t have much time to talk, he said, because he was busy working as a school tutor at Fort Wainwright, in his home town of Fairbanks.

McDermott, a Libertarian, became an unlikely figure in Alaska’s U.S. House race after four different candidates — three Democrats and a Republican …

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