A Democratic upset is brewing in Alaska’s governor’s race as Trump’s popularity craters
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo. Photograph: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for AlaskaView image in fullscreenJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo. “We’ve been running the same campaign since we launched in February, and I don’t take anyone’s vote for granted.”View image in fullscreenJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins meets elder Alexandra Quak-aq Kozevnikoff in Russian Mission.
- ▪Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo.
- ▪Photograph: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for AlaskaView image in fullscreenJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo.
- ▪“We’ve been running the same campaign since we launched in February, and I don’t take anyone’s vote for granted.”View image in fullscreenJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins meets elder Alexandra Quak-aq Kozevnikoff in Russian Mission.
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo. Photograph: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for AlaskaView image in fullscreenJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, in a campaign photo. Photograph: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for AlaskaAlaskaA Democratic upset is brewing in Alaska’s governor’s race as Trump’s popularity cratersSupport for 37-year-old Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins could upend the governor’s race in the heavily Republican stateBrendan Jones in Sitka, Alaska Fri 2 Oct 2026 12.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 2 Oct 2026 12.04 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThis July, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins spent four days and 450 miles (725km) wending his way down the Yukon River in a 24-ft Alweld skiff, a flat-bottomed aluminum boat…
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