Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Source: elections.alaska.gov
What does this office do?
- Signing or vetoing bills that become state law
- Proposing the state budget for schools, roads, and health care
- Picking who leads state agencies
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Adam Crum
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Crum, Adam is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Environment and Public Health 12 for, Government Efficiency 6 for, 2 against, Anti-Corruption 1 for, 3 against,
Bernadette M. Wilson
AdvancedRegistered Republican · advanced
Owner of an Anchorage commercial refuse company she started more than 10 years ago, and a former congressional campaign adviser. She would work to restore the statutory Permanent Fund dividend and to lower energy and housing costs.
Records: Women's Reproductive Rights 1 against
Nonpartisan · lost
Walker, Bill is a Nonpartisan certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for,
Click Bishop
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Bishop, Click is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Public Education Quality 13 for, 2 against, Environment and Public Health 6 for, 1 against, Public Infrastructure 5 for, 1 against,
Dave Bronson
AdvancedRegistered Republican · advanced
Retired commercial airline captain and Air Force lieutenant colonel who served as mayor of Anchorage from 2021 to 2024. He would push to expand resource development and lower energy costs, and to cut government red tape and support law enforcement.
Records: Government Efficiency 3 for, 2 against, Government Spending Reduction 4 for, Anti-Corruption 3 against,
Undeclared · lost
Payne, Destry J. Sr. is a Undeclared certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Edna DeVries
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
DeVries, Edna is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for, 8 against, Government Spending Reduction 6 for, 3 against, Environment and Public Health 1 for, 4 against,
Henry F. "Hank" Kroll
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Kroll, Henry F. "Hank" is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
James W. "JP4" Parkin IV
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
James "JP4" Parkin is a Navy veteran and retired Angoon teacher and school principal who now works at a gold mine near Juneau. He wants large yearly oil-wealth payments (PFDs), more state money for schools and a return of pensions for state workers.
Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins
AdvancedRegistered Democrat · advanced
A business owner from Sitka who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023. He would work to fully fund public schools, protect Alaska's fisheries, and lower everyday costs for families.
Records: Corporate Accountability 2 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
Lesil McGuire
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
McGuire, Lesil is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Civil Rights 3 for, Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against,
Matt A. Heilala
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Heilala, Matt A. is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Healthcare Affordability 2 for, 1 against, Government Efficiency 2 for, Civil Rights 1 against,
Nonpartisan · lost
DeWitt, Meda is a Nonpartisan certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Michael Loren Gilbert
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Gilbert, Michael Loren is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Shelley Hughes
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
Hughes, Shelley is a Registered Republican certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for, 3 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for, 2 against, Government Spending Reduction 3 for,
Tom Begich
AdvancedRegistered Democrat · advanced
Begich, Tom is a Registered Democrat certified candidate for Governor of Alaska in the 2026 primary.
Records: Public Education Quality 5 for, Corporate Accountability 4 for, Reduce Wealth Gap 3 for,
Treg Taylor
Did not advanceRegistered Republican · lost
A lawyer and business owner who served as Alaska attorney general from 2021 to 2025 and as deputy attorney general before that. He would focus on public safety and on opening up Alaska's energy and mining resources.
Records: Corporate Accountability 6 for, Environment and Public Health 3 against, Gun Control 3 against,
Sources: elections.alaska.gov2