Elections 2022

Voters won’t know the results from last week’s statewide election until Wednesday, Nov. 23, but there’s already some indication about who voters in Kodiak’s legislative district ranked first on their ballots. According to unofficial results from Alaska’s Division of Elections, 46% of voters in Kodiak’s district voted for current Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy holds a lead of over 50% in …

By Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage Election Day is over in Alaska, and enough dust has settled to call some high-interest contests, and to know what to watch for in unresolved races as more ballots are counted. Voters cast their ballots at the Anchorage Division of Elections Office on Election Day, November 8, 2022. The polling place served as …

By Kavitha George & Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage Alaskans have overwhelmingly said no to holding a constitutional convention. A copy of the Alaska constitution at Vic Fischer’s home. Fischer is the last surviving delegate from the 1955 Alaska Constitutional Convention. (Lori Townsend/Alaska Public Media) With nearly all precincts reporting, voters opposed the convention by more than 2-1, according to …

Polls are closed and the first batch of election results are in. Kodiak’s downtown polling location at the Harbormaster’s office. (Kirsten Dobroth/KMXT) Senate District C Nov. 9, 12 p.m. Incumbent state Senator Gary Stevens has extended his lead with all precincts reporting. Stevens has 55% of the vote; that’s 2,471 more votes than Republican Heath Smith with 32%. Just over …

The first Alaska election results are expected to be released around 9 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday, Nov. 8, but most races are not expected to be resolved on Election Night. The race will not be finalized until ranked choice votes are tabulated on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Loading…

Voting for this year’s midterm elections started Monday at city halls, community centers, churches and election offices all over Alaska.  Voters will rank their favorite candidates for governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state House and Senate. They’ll also vote on a once-a-decade question about whether to hold a constitutional convention, plus whether judges on state courts should continue to …

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Former Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintendent Larry Ledoux will be a new addition to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. LeDoux was the frontrunner by several hundred votes even before the borough’s canvass last week, and received the most votes of all the candidates running for a three-year term on the Assembly. Incumbent Jared Griffin was re-elected to serve another …

Unofficial results are starting to take shape in Kodiak’s municipal elections that were held Tuesday, Oct. 4. Three candidates were running for two seats on Kodiak’s City Council; current council member John Whiddon will retain his seat on the council, according to the early vote tally. As of Wednesday afternoon, 331 votes had been cast for Whiddon. But the race …

The Senate debate between Democrat Pat Chesbro and incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican was held in Kodiak this week. Murkowski’s Republican challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, was not in attendance. Listen to the debate in its entirety here: