Former State Rep Tops Ranked-Choice Slugfest as Alaska Advances Nominees for Governor

Seventeen candidate pairs competed in Alaska’s primary to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Michael Dunleavy. Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Zac Johnson finished first, followed by former state Sen. Tom Begich and Julia Hnilicka. These two pairs, along with two others, will advance to the November general election.

• Seventeen governor-lieutenant governor candidate pairs competed in Alaska’s primary.
• Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Zac Johnson secured the top position.
• Tom Begich and Julia Hnilicka finished second.
• The top two pairs, plus two more winning pairs, will advance to the November general election.
• Notable candidates included members of prominent Alaskan political families.
• Alaska uses ranked-choice voting in its general elections.