Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: June 1, 2026 |
| Primary: August 18, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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Alaska is holding an election forgovernor andlieutenant governor onNovember 3, 2026. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026.
In Alaska, gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial candidates run for election together on a single ticket in both the primary and the general election.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
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Governor
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Alaska on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Tom Begich (D) | |
 | Matt Claman (D) | |
 | Click Bishop (R) | |
 | David Bronson (R) | |
 | Adam Crum (R) | |
 | Nancy Dahlstrom (R) | |
| Edna DeVries (R) | ||
 | Shelley Hughes (R) | |
 | James Parkin (R) | |
 | Treg Taylor (R) | |
 | Bernadette Wilson (R) | |
| There are noincumbents in this race. | |||
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Lieutenant Governor
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Josh Church andMike Shower are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Josh Church (R) | ||
 | Mike Shower (R) | |
| There are noincumbents in this race. | |||
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- Bernadette Wilson
- David Bronson
- Edna DeVries
- James Parkin
- Matt Claman
- Nancy Dahlstrom
- Shelley Hughes
- Tom Begich
- Treg Taylor
Voting information
- See also:Voting in Alaska
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
General election race ratings
- See also:Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets:The Cook Political Report,Inside Elections,Sabato's Crystal Ball, andDDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe andSolid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Alaska gubernatorial election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 2/10/2026 | 2/3/2026 | 1/27/2026 | 1/20/2026 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Governor of Alaska
Theranked-choice voting election was won byMike Dunleavy in round 1 .
Candidate | % | Total Votes | Transfer | Round eliminated | ||
 | Mike Dunleavy | 50.3 | 132,632 | 0 | Won (1) | |
 | Les Gara | 24.2 | 63,851 | 0 | 1 | |
 | Bill Walker | 20.7 | 54,668 | 0 | 1 | |
 | Charlie Pierce | 4.5 | 11,817 | 0 | 1 | |
 | Bruce Walden (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1. | 0.3 | 784 | 0 | |||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 263,752 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Alaska on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Dunleavy (R) | 40.4 | 76,534 |
| ✔ | | Les Gara (D) | 23.1 | 43,660 |
| ✔ | | Bill Walker (Independent) | 22.8 | 43,111 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Pierce (R) | 6.6 | 12,458 |
 | Christopher Kurka (R) | 3.9 | 7,307 | |
 | John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party) | 0.9 | 1,702 | |
| Bruce Walden (R) | 0.9 | 1,661 | |
 | William Toien (L) | 0.7 | 1,381 | |
 | David Haeg (R) | 0.6 | 1,139 | |
| William Nemec II (Independent) | 0.2 | 347 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 189,300 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jim Cottrell (R)
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Alaska
Mike Dunleavy defeatedMark Begich, incumbentBill Walker, andWilliam Toien in the general election for Governor of Alaska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Dunleavy (R) | 51.4 | 145,631 |
 | Mark Begich (D) | 44.4 | 125,739 | |
| Bill Walker (Independent) | 2.0 | 5,757 | |
| William Toien (L) | 1.9 | 5,402 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 605 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 283,134 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska
Mark Begich advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Begich | 100.0 | 33,451 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 33,451 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Alaska
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Alaska on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Dunleavy | 61.5 | 43,802 |
 | Mead Treadwell | 32.0 | 22,780 | |
 | Michael Sheldon | 2.3 | 1,640 | |
| Merica Hlatcu | 1.5 | 1,064 | ||
| Thomas Gordon | 1.4 | 994 | ||
| Gerald Heikes | 0.7 | 499 | ||
| Darin Colbry | 0.6 | 416 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 71,195 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Kern (R)
- Scott Hawkins (R)
2014
- See also:Alaska Gubernatorial election, 2014
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Bill Walker/Byron Mallott | 48.1% | 134,658 | |
| Republican | Sean Parnell/Dan SullivanIncumbent | 45.9% | 128,435 | |
| Libertarian | Carolyn "Care" Clift/Andrew C. Lee | 3.2% | 8,985 | |
| Constitution | J.R. Myers/Maria Rensel | 2.5% | 6,987 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 893 | |
| Total Votes | 279,958 | |||
| Election results viaAlaska Division of Elections | ||||
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Governor of Alaska official website
- Lieutenant Governor of Alaska official website
Footnotes
- ↑Inside Electionsalso usesTiltratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
