# Alaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998

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6 outlets covering · First listed: CBS News, Nov 14, 2026, 1:11 AM · Read it: <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-governor-jkt-jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-election/>

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, also known as JKT, campaigned on issues including affordability and funding of public schools

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 11:07 PM: [Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNMFlrazk1QlViSjJ3ZjlhblpyOXFxT1FWZTkxSVdxc0NweEtuLUk3NDh6RkRDb1I2MVJnbG5yUm9hcmxtaHZ2VGtOT3MyaUxkSVE4MDJwMzU2NS16N2F1Tk5RLUdtaDl4TWt5NkxIT3JYZHJONGFaX3RRbXY2SW04MUc3UjhGMG1wQWtIeG91Nl9CRXRvMkdTTA?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:08 PM: [A Democrat Wins the Alaska Governor’s Race for the First Time Since 1998](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/us/elections/alaska-governor-winner-kreiss-tomkins-jkt.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins made a name for himself as a coalition builder willing to raise alarms about his state’s dire fiscal straits.
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:11 AM: [Alaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-governor-jkt-jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-election/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, also known as JKT, campaigned on issues including affordability and funding of public schools
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:17 AM: [Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-becomes-first-democrat-since-1998-elected-governor-in-alaska/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  His victory means Democrats will control the governor’s office in 30 states.
- Nov 14, 2026, 8:10 AM: [Texas's Democratic governor-elect wants to give every household $1,500](<https://washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/11/14/texass-democratic-gov-elect-vows-trade-gop-culture-wars-moderation/>) — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left)
  AUSTIN - GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and conservative state lawmakers tried to label incoming Democratic governor Gina Hinojosa a closet progressive, warning that she’ll turn the deeply red state socialist. But after Hinojosa’s historic upset win amid a blue wave that swept every state office, Texas’s first Latina governor-elect vowed during an interview with The Washington Post to avoid culture wars in favor of something Texas hasn’t seen in a generation: moderation. On a number of key issues facing her state - affordability, border security, data centers and school vouchers - Hinojosa is staking…
- Nov 14, 2026, 10:38 AM: [Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaska](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jonathan-kreiss-tomkins-becomes-first-democrat-since-1998-elected-governor-in-alaska>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  His victory means Democrats will control the governor's office in 30 states, including several they flipped after years of Republican control in places such as Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and Texas.