Last-day shakeup in Alaska’s race for governor puts disqualified candidate’s wife on the ballot

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,191

Last Updated: 11 hours, 57 minutes ago

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Alaska’s November election for governor will include one Democrat and three Republicans after a final-days shakeup that included a wild last-hour substitution on Monday, the deadline to make changes after August’s primary election.

Under Alaska’s unique elections system, all candidates for an office run against each other in the primary election. The top four candidates, regardless of political party, advance to the general election in November.

Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat …

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