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2026 Alaska gubernatorial election
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Candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Bernadette Wilson
Party Alaska Democratic Party Alaska Republican Party
Running mate Zac Johnson Mike Shower
 
Candidate Dave Bronson Treg Taylor
Party Alaska Republican Party Alaska Republican Party
Running mate Josh Church Candice English
Incumbent Governor

Mike Dunleavy
Alaska Republican Party


The 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska. A nonpartisan top-four primary election occurred on August 18, 2026, in which four candidates would advance to a ranked-choice general election.[1] Incumbent governor Mike Dunleavy is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.

Candidates

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Republican Party

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Advanced to general

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Fundraising

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Italics indicate a withdrawn or disqualified candidate

Campaign finance reports as of February 1, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Click Bishop (R) $283,606 $163,347 $130,259
Dave Bronson (R) $217,284 $87,219 $130,065
Adam Crum (R) $347,986 $168,245 $179,741
Nancy Dahlstrom (R) $17,810 $12,930 $4,880
Edna DeVries (R) $10,986 $5,617 $9,359
Matt Heilala (R) $1,364,237 $354,757 $1,009,480
Shelley Hughes (R) $306,510 $147,798 $158,712
Henry Kroll (R) $0 $0 $0
James Parkin (R) $1,799 $1,668 $131
Treg Taylor (R) $880,310 $155,679 $724,631
Bruce Walden (R) $2,192 $0 $2,192
Bernadette Wilson (R) $305,985 $241,190 $64,794
Source: Alaska Public Offices Commission[24]

Democratic Party

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Advanced to general

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Withdrew after advancing to general

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of August 8, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tom Begich (D) $1,195,970 $1,078,770 $117,199
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) $2,170,998 $1,861,062 $309,935
Source: Alaska Public Offices Commission[24]

Independents

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Meda DeWitt, community organizer and traditional healer[33][13]
    • Running mate: Christopher Steere, Dewitt's campaign manager[13]
  • Destry J. Payne Sr., welder-fabricator[20]
    • Running mate: Cliff Silvers, mechanic[20][22]
  • Bill Walker, former governor of Alaska (2014–2018) and candidate for governor in 2010 and 2022[11]
    • Running mate: Randy Hoffbeck, former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue[11]

Primary election

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Endorsements

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Tom
Begich
(D)		 Click
Bishop
(R)		 Dave
Bronson
(R)		 Matt
Claman
(D)		 Nancy
Dahlstrom
(R)		 Jonathan
Kreiss-Tomkins
(D)		 Bill
Walker
(I)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)		 Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[45][A] July 17–19, 2026 604 (LV) – 17% 4% 6% – – 15% 7% 14% 10%[c] 27%
Alaska Survey Research[46] June 30 – July 1, 2026 1,528 (RV) ± 2.7% 20% 9% 11% – – 12% 9% 15% 24%[d]
June 27, 2026 Claman withdraws from the race
Public Policy Polling (D)[47][A] June 24–25, 2026 529 (LV) ± 4.2% 16% 10% 13% 3% – 13% 8% 12% 25%
June 1, 2026 Dahlstrom withdraws from the race
June 1, 2026 Walker enters the race
Alaska Survey Research[48] May 14–17, 2026 1,401 (LV) ± 3.0% 21% 10% 11% 7% 6% 8% – 16% 22%
Dittman Research[49][B] April 27–30, 2026 451 (LV) – 21% 6% 7% 5% 2% 5% – 6% 13%[e] 35%
Alaska Survey Research[50] April 16–19, 2026 1,612 (LV) ± 2.5% 19% 9% 10% –[f] –[f] –[f] – 14% 48%[f]
Alaska Survey Research[51] March 19–22, 2026 1,061 (LV) ± 3.0% 19% –[g] 10% 10% –[g] –[g] – 14% 47%[g]
Lake Research Partners (D)[52][C] February 5–11, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 22% 6% 8% 6% 5% 9% – 14% 8%[h] 23%
Hypothetical polling

with Mary Peltola

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Tom
Begich
(D)		 Click
Bishop
(R)		 Adam
Crum
(R)		 Nancy
Dahlstrom
(R)		 Edna
DeVries
(R)		 Mary
Peltola
(D)		 Treg
Taylor
(R)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)		 Undecided
Data for Progress (D)[53] July 21–27, 2025 678 (LV) ± 4.0% 6% 6% 4% 10% 2% 40% 3% 11% 18%

"Republican Primary Poll"[i]

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Nancy
Dahlstrom
(R)		 Mary
Peltola
(D)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)		 Other Undecided
Cygnal (R)[54][D] July 24–27, 2025 500 (LV) – 11% 9% 17% 6% 57%

Results

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Results by state house district:
  Kreiss-Tomkins
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Begich
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Wilson
  •   10–20%
  Bronson
  •   10–20%
  Bishop
  •   30–40%
  Hughes
  •   10–20%
Results by precinct:
  Begich
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–100%
  Kreiss-Tomkins
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Wilson
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Bronson
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  Walker
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Taylor
  •   10–20%
  •   30–40%
  Bishop
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–100%
  Crum
  •   10–20%
  Hughes
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
Top-four primary results[55][56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alaska Democratic Party Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Zac Johnson 		37,006 22.5
Alaska Democratic Party Tom Begich (withdrew)
Julia Hnilicka (withdrew)		 34,172 20.8
Alaska Republican Party Bernadette Wilson
Mike Shower 		16,468 10.0
Alaska Republican Party Dave Bronson
Josh Church 		13,364 8.1
Alaska Republican Party Treg Taylor
Candice English 		11,928 7.3
Alaska Republican Party Click Bishop (withdrew)
Greta Schuerch (withdrew)		 11,527 7.0
Alaska Republican Party Adam Crum
Robert Craig		 8,922 5.4
Alaska Republican Party Shelley Hughes
Blake Gettys		 8,776 5.4
Independent Bill Walker
Randy Hoffbeck		 7,341 4.5
Alaska Republican Party Matt Heilala
Jesse Sumner (withdrew)		 4,330 2.6
Independent Meda DeWitt
Christopher Steere		 4,184 2.5
Alaska Republican Party Edna DeVries
George Hightower		 2,167 1.3
Alaska Republican Party Lesil McGuire
Elizabeth Rexford		 2,098 1.3
Alaska Republican Party Michael Loren Gilbert
Timothy Hickel		 675 0.4
Alaska Republican Party James W. "JP4" Parkin
Ramadhani "Ram" Greer		 638 0.4
Independent Destry J. Payne Sr.
Cliff Silvers		 372 0.2
Alaska Republican Party Henry R. "Hank" Kroll
Tommy R. Nicholson III		 335 0.2
Total votes 164,303 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[57] Template:USRaceRating September 17, 2026
Decision Desk HQ[58] Template:USRaceRating September 23, 2026
Fox News[59] Template:USRaceRating September 22, 2026
Inside Elections[60] Template:USRaceRating October 1, 2026
RealClearPolitics[61] Template:USRaceRating September 23, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball[62] Template:USRaceRating September 3, 2026
Silver Bulletin[63] Template:US political race rating September 19, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

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Polling

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Ranked-choice polls

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 RCV
round		 Bernadette
Wilson (R)		 Jonathan
Kreiss-Tomkins (D)		 Dave
Bronson (R)		 Treg
Taylor (R)		 Undecided /
Not Ranked
New York Times/Siena University[71] September 24 – October 1, 2026 504 (LV) ± 5.1% BA 20% 40% 15% 11% 13% U
1 24% 46% 17% 13% –
2 31% 48% 22% – –
3 48% 52% – – –
Fabrizio Ward (R)/
Impact Research (D)[72][E]		 September 8–11, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% BA 20% 40% 14% 7% 18% U
1 25% 49% 18% 8% 18% NR
2 28% 50% 21% – 19% NR
3[j] 45% 55% – – 25% NR

First-past-the-post polls

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Bernadette
Wilson (R)		 Jonathan
Kreiss-Tomkins (D)		 Dave
Bronson (R)		 Treg
Taylor (R)		 Undecided
New York Times/Siena University[71] September 24 – October 1, 2026 504 (LV) ± 5.1% 20% 40% 14% 7% 18%
Cygnal (R)[73] September 24–27, 2026 502 (LV) ± 4.37% 24% 44% 8% 9% 15%
co/efficient (R)[74] September 14–17, 2026 799 (LV) ± 3.5% 20% 43% 17% 6% 14%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/
Impact Research (D)[72][E][k]		 September 8–11, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 20% 40% 14% 7% 18%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 RCV
round		 Tom
Begich
(D)		 Click
Bishop
(R)		 Adam
Crum
(R)		 Nancy
Dahlstrom
(R)		 Edna
DeVries
(R)		 Mary
Peltola
(D)		 Treg
Taylor
(R)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)
Data for Progress (D)[53] July 21–27, 2025 584 (LV) ± 4.0% 1 8% 8% 5% 13% 3% 47% 3% 13%
581 (LV) 2 8% 9% 5% 14% Elim 48% 4% 14%
575 (LV) 3 8% 9% 5% 15% 48% Elim 14%
567 (LV) 4 9% 10% Elim 17% 49% 15%
562 (LV) 5 Elim 10% 19% 54% 16%
544 (LV) 6[j] Elim 23% 58% 19%
491 (LV) 7[j] 35% 65% Elim
498 (LV) 7[l] 36% 64%
539 (LV) 7[m] 41% 59%
539 (LV) 7[n] 49% 51%
562 (LV) 7[o] 44% 56% Elim

Nick Begich vs. Mary Peltola

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Nick
Begich (R)		 Mary
Peltola (D)		 Other Undecided
Data for Progress (D)[75][76] February 28 – March 7, 2025 1000 (LV) ± 3.0% 46% 46% 5%[p] 3%

Nancy Dahlstrom vs. Mary Peltola

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Nancy
Dahlstrom (R)		 Mary
Peltola (D)		 Other Undecided
Data for Progress (D)[75][76] February 28 – March 7, 2025 1000 (LV) ± 3.0% 34% 44% 14%[q] 7%

Tom Begich vs. Click Bishop vs. Dave Bronson vs. Bernadette Wilson

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Tom
Begich
(D)		 Click
Bishop
(R)		 Dave
Bronson
(R)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)		 Undecided
Alaska Survey Research[50] April 16–19, 2026 1,923 (LV) ± 2.5% 41% 19% 19% 22% —
44% 25% — 31% —
54% — — 46% —
Lake Research Partners (D)[52][C] February 5–11, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 38% 8% 13% 16% 25%
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 RCV
round		 Tom
Begich
(D)		 Click
Bishop
(R)		 Dave
Bronson
(R)		 Jonathan
Kreiss-Tomkins
(D)		 Bill
Walker
(I)		 Bernadette
Wilson
(R)
Alaska Survey Research[46] June 30 – July 1, 2026 1,528 (LV) ± 2.7% 1 22% 13% 17% 16% 11% 22%
2 25% 16% 18% 18% Elim 23%
3 29% Elim 22% 21% 28%
4 45% 24% Elim 31%
5 51% Elim 49%

Debates and forums

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2026 Alaska gubernatorial debates and forums[r]
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Begich Bronson Kreiss-Tomkins Taylor Wilson
1[77] Aug. 26, 2026 Alaska Oil and Gas Association Kati Capozzi Vimeo P P P N P
2[78] Aug. 28, 2026 Alaska Municipal League A P P N A
3[79] Sep. 9, 2026 Last Frontier Republican Club Vimeo W P P P A
4[80] Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
KMXT (FM)		 Gary Stevens YouTube W P P P P
5[81] Sep. 16, 2026 Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association Jared Kosin Otter.ai (part one)
Otter.ai (part two)		 W P P P P
6[82] Sep. 17, 2026 Chugach Electric Association W P P P P
7[78] Commonwealth North Moira Smith YouTube W P P P A
8[83] Sep. 18, 2026 Alaska Entrepreneurship Week Pascual Reig W P P P[s] P
9[78] Sep. 19, 2026 Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce Destiny O'Daniel YouTube W P P P P
10[78] Sep. 21, 2026 Resource Development Council[t] Connor Hajdukovich Vimeo W P P P P
11[78] Various Lori Townsend YouTube W P P P P
12[78] Sep. 22, 2026 Anchorage Rotary Club W P P P P
13[78] Sep. 23, 2026 Confluence Summit Heather Handyman YouTube W P P A A
14[84] Sep. 29, 2026 Southeast Conference W P P P A

Results

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2026 Alaska gubernatorial election
Party Candidate First choice
Votes % Transfer
Republican Dave Bronson
Josh Church
Republican Treg Taylor
Candice English
Republican Bernadette Wilson
Mike Shower
Democratic Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Zac Johnson
Write-in
Total votes
Inactive ballots

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Also filed paperwork to withdraw after primary
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ "Another Candidate" with 6%; Adam Crum (R) with 4%
  4. ↑ Adam Crum (R) with 7%; Shelly Hughes (R) with 5%
  5. ↑ Treg Taylor (R) with 5%; Adam Crum (R) with 4%; Shelly Hughes (R) and Matt Heilala (R) with 2%
  6. 1 2 3 4 All 13 other candidates have less than 9% and more than 0%
  7. 1 2 3 4 All 13 other candidates have less than 10% and more than 0%
  8. ↑ Shelly Hughes (R) with 4%; Matt Heilala (R) and Treg Taylor (R) with 2%
  9. ↑ Survey asked only Republican voters. In Alaska, all candidates run on the same ballot in a "blanket primary."
  10. 1 2 3 Hypothetical continuation of elimination/distribution even though a candidate already exceeded 50%
  11. ↑ First-choice results from a ranked-choice poll
  12. ↑ Hypothetical scenario where voters whose fourth ranking is Click Bishop or Bernadette Wilson and whose vote is exhausted when those candidates are eliminated are instead distributed to Nancy Dahlstrom
  13. ↑ Hypothetical scenario above while also distributing the vote of all Republican respondents whose vote was exhausted after eliminating 'Not sure' to Nancy Dahlstrom
  14. ↑ Hypothetical scenario above while also distributing all votes exhausted when a Republican candidate is eliminated to Nancy Dahlstrom
  15. ↑ Hypothetical scenario above while also eliminating Mary Peltola in the first round
  16. ↑ "I would rank neither" with 5%
  17. ↑ "I would rank neither" with 14%
  18. ↑ Numerous debates and forums featuring various candidates were also held during the primary campaign.
  19. ↑ Left before question rounds
  20. ↑ With various cohosts

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Kreiss-Tomkins's campaign.
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Bronson's campaign
  3. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Begich's campaign.
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Building Alaska PAC
  5. 1 2 Poll sponsored by AARP

References

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  1. ↑ "Primary Election Information". Alaska Division of Elections. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2024. Primary elections are held on the third Tuesday in August of even numbered years.
  2. ↑ Barnwell, Jack (October 2, 2025). "Dave Bronson, former Anchorage mayor, enters governor's race". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Davidson, Joel (January 14, 2026). "Bronson announces lieutenant governor running mate". Alaska Watchman. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Brooks, James (May 14, 2025). "Third Republican candidate, Bernadette Wilson, enters Alaska governor's race". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Samuels, Iris (September 10, 2025). "Bernadette Wilson chooses Wasilla senator as running mate in Alaska governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Pike, Josiah (September 17, 2025). "Former Attorney General Treg Taylor announces gubernatorial campaign". alaskasnewssource.com. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ Downing, Suzanne (September 5, 2026). "Breaking: Dahlstrom reverses course, puts Treg Taylor back on governor's ballot - Alaska Story". Alaska Story. Retrieved September 5, 2026.
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  9. ↑ Samuels, Iris (April 8, 2026). "Alaska governor candidate Click Bishop chooses Iñupiaq leader Greta Schuerch as running mate". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  10. ↑ Samuels, Iris (August 12, 2025). "Former Alaska revenue commissioner is the 8th Republican to enter governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Brooks, James (May 28, 2026). "Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker files for possible run in 2026 governor's race". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Samuels, Iris (May 29, 2026). "Alaska gubernatorial candidates rush to announce running mates as deadline nears to finalize ballot". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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  17. ↑ Lehman, Haley (May 1, 2026). "Alaska Republican gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes picks Blake Gettys as running mate". Alaska Beacon. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
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  22. 1 2 "2026 Alaska Primary Voter Guide". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
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  24. 1 2 "APOC Online Reports". Alaska Public Offices Commission. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
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  26. ↑ Lee, Hannah. "Anchorage assemblymember named as Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins' choice for Lieutenant Governor".
  27. ↑ Courtney, Wil (August 18, 2025). "Tom Begich enters governor's race, first Democrat to join crowded field". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  28. 1 2 Samuels, Iris (August 28, 2026). "Tom Begich says he will withdraw from Alaska governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
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  30. ↑ Samuels, Iris (June 27, 2026). "Democrat exits Alaska governor's race, leaving 17 in crowded contest". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
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  33. ↑ Samuels, Iris (February 17, 2026). "Nonpartisan community organizer is 17th candidate to enter Alaska governor's race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
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  39. 1 2 3 Spaulding, Natalie (April 30, 2026). "District 6 Republicans Endorse Bronson, Hughes, and Wilson for Governor". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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  41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Big-name, tax-and-spend leftists back Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor". The Alaska Watchman. March 27, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
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  49. ↑ @alaskalandmine (May 7, 2026). "The Bronson/Church campaign 'released' this poll from Dittman Research. Just one small problem, Dittman didn't create the slide, the campaign did. So they posted it again with no Dittman logo lol. And it also shows that even with the high name ID Bronson has, only 7% of respondents picked him. Very loose" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2026 – via Twitter.
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