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Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins race for Alaska governor, replaces a Republican
Democrat
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Tomkins → win → Republican
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state representative from the small island community of Sitka, won the race for Alaska governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Tomkins → win → Press
Kreiss-Tomkins will replace outgoing Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a term-limited Republican who has been governor since 2018.
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who → replace → 2018
The state's last Democratic governor was Tony Knowles, who left office in 2002.
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who → leave → 2002
Kreiss-Tomkins, known by his initials JKT, made his "high-energy, bipartisan, problem-solving approach" a centerpiece of his campaign.
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approach → know → campaign
He's said he plans to build an administration of Democrats, Republicans and independents and described himself at a debate as a "man of the middle."
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he → say → middle
He was endorsed by three former governors — a Democrat, a Republican and an independent — along with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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He → endorse → Murkowski
Alaskans have had enough of zero-sum partisan politics, he said in an interview just before voting at a precinct in Anchorage on Election Day.
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he → have → Day
"I strongly believe people just want things to work, and want people to work together," Kreiss-Tomkins said.
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Tomkins → believe → ?
The AP race call came after over a week of counting votes, including those coming in by mail and from remote parts of the state.
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call → come → state
In the ranked-choice system the state uses, he faced three Republican candidates, including one backed by President Trump.
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he → rank → Trump
Winning requires getting a majority of the votes.
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Winning → require → votes
Voters were also facing a question on the ballot about whether to scrap that unique, ranked-choice system.
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Voters → face → system
That proposal failed, according to another AP race call, keeping the system in place.
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proposal → fail → place
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With Kreiss-Tomkins' win and others in the midterms, Democrats will hold 30 governors' offices across the country, up from 24 now.
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Democrats → hold → 24
Kreiss-Tomkins will take office in a state where voters have loudly complained that things aren't working as they should.
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they → take → state
Rising costs and relatively flat state funding have forced schools to close and class sizes to rise.
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sizes → rise → ?
Already-high costs for food, fuel and housing have risen sharply, and a looming shortage of easily accessible natural gas near the state's population centers is threatening to push prices higher.
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shortage → rise → prices
And Alaskans have been migrating out of the state for more than a decade.
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Alaskans → migrate → decade
The Republicans in the race were Trump-backed business owner Bernadette Wilson, former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor.
Kreiss-Tomkins is set to take office at noon Dec. 7.
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Tomkins → back → noon
Eric Stone covers state government for Alaska Public Media.
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Stone → cover → Media
The Aporia
