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Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska governor's race
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins flips Alaska's governorship to Democrats and becomes the youngest governor in state history at 37.
In brief
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins flips Alaska's governorship to Democrats and becomes the youngest governor in state history at 37. Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska's governor's race, flipping the office from Republicans and becoming the state's youngest governor at age thirty-seven. Originally reported by NBC News.
Democrat flips Alaska's top office
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat and former state lawmaker, has won Alaska's governor's race, NBC News projects, defeating three Republicans to flip control from the GOP.
Youngest governor in Alaska history
At thirty-seven, Kreiss-Tomkins will be the youngest governor in Alaska history and next year will be the youngest sitting governor in the country.
Kreiss-Tomkins wins with bipartisan backing
Kreiss-Tomkins secured a majority on the first ballot under Alaska's ranked choice voting system. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed him, calling him a common-sense guy with freshness of energy.
“JKT is a young Alaskan with a view and a perspective that I think Alaska needs right now, a freshness of energy, a common-sense guy who has a known ability to be working together.”
The big picture
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won Alaska's governor's race, flipping the office from Republicans and becoming the state's youngest governor at age thirty-seven.