A smiling man with two smiling women flanking him.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins with supporters during an election-night watch party in Anchorage, Alaska, on 3 November 2026. Photograph: Emily Mesner/Reuters
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins with supporters during an election-night watch party in Anchorage, Alaska, on 3 November 2026. Photograph: Emily Mesner/Reuters
Democrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 years

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory means Democrats will now hold 30 US governorships after midterm blowout

Democrats 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.