Governor · 2026

Alaska

Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.

Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10

Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.

Position and record comparison

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’s campaign emphasizes sustainable Permanent Fund dividends, education, and household costs. Dave Bronson, Treg Taylor, and Bernadette Wilson are the other printed-ballot candidates reported in the ranked-choice field. The Beacon questionnaire examines dividend formulas, school funding, revenues, fisheries, subsistence, energy, and election systems; some responses are from primary candidates no longer in the general field.

US Populists assessment

National polls cannot determine an Alaska dividend formula. Compare payout promises with sustainable draw rates and service funding. Verify each general-election candidate’s response attribution and preserve subsistence and local-government questions. Do not present Tom Begich’s primary answer as Kreiss-Tomkins’s.

Lead source: https://alaskabeacon.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-alaska-governor/

Reported field

Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.

Dave Bronson

Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry

former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson • for Lieutenant Governor: Josh Church • on General Election ballot.

Campaign / directory link

Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins

Registered Democrat / Nonpartisan · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry

former state Representative Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins • for Lieutenant Governor: Zac Johnson • Jonathan "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins (Democratic) Zac Johnson (Nonpartisan) on General Election ballot

Campaign / directory link

James William "JP4" Parkin, IV

Registered Republican / Registered Democrat · Ballot status (selected check): certified_write_in

former Angoon City Council Member James Willia"JP4" Parkin, IV • for Lieutenant Governor: Ramadhani "Ram" Greer • 18 August 2026: Lost the primary. Now running as a write-in. Parkin is a registered Republican. Greer is a registered Democrat.

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Treg Taylor

Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry

former Attorney General Treg Taylor • for Lieutenant Governor: Candi English

Campaign / directory link

Bernadette M. Wilson

Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry

Bernadette M. Wilson • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Michael K. "Mike" Shower • On General Election ballot.

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