# 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.
- Title: Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins wins Alaska governor's race · NBC News
- Summary: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins flips Alaska's governorship to Democrats and becomes the youngest governor in state history at 37.
- Keywords: jonathan kreiss-tomkins, alaska governor's race, democrats, republicans, mike dunleavy, lisa murkowski, ranked choice voting, NBC News
- Source: NBC News — https://nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-democrat-wins-alaska-governor-race-rcna606558
- Author: Sarah Sternhagen
- Published: 2026-11-14T05:05:00.12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jonathan kreiss-tomkins, alaska governor's race, democrats, republicans, mike dunleavy, lisa murkowski, ranked choice voting, politics, 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.
## Key takeaway

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.