# Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-becomes-first-democrat-since-1998-elected-governor-in-alaska/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:38:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:23:39+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-becomes-first-democrat-since-1998-elected-governor-in-alaska
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska’s governorship for the Democrats.
- He is the first Democrat elected governor there since 1998.
- His platform includes affordability, schools and oil and gas taxes.

## Summary

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won Alaska’s governorship, making him the first Democrat elected to the office since 1998. His victory forms part of a wider midterm wave of Democratic gains in state governments and gives the party control of the governor’s office in 30 states.

The 37-year-old former state lawmaker defeated Republicans Bernadette Wilson, Dave Bronson and Treg Taylor; Wilson had President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Kreiss-Tomkins campaigned on affordability, fully funding public schools and requiring oil and gas producers to pay corporate income tax, and called for a pause on new data centres until regulations are passed. He also pledged to work across party lines and received endorsements from Senator Lisa Murkowski and three former Alaska governors.

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