Elections

Past Kodiak Votes for President Curious about how Kodiak voters have voted in previous presidential elections? It may come as no surprise that, since the year 2000, Kodiak voters have preferred the Republican nominee. But that preference is shrinking. For the first decade, the Republican nominee could count on 2/3 of Kodiak voters, but now that margin is down to …

Courtesy of Margaret Hall’s family Margaret Hall of Kodiak wanted very badly to vote this year. She first saw the voting process up close in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The year was 1920. The first election since women received the right to vote in the United States. Margaret was in a stroller when she watched her mother cast her vote, a moment …

It’s presidential election season here in Kodiak, and that means it’s time once again for us to cast our vote. This election features a myriad of ways for one to cast their ballot, according to the Kodiak Island Borough Clerk’s office, and each way affects when the vote is actually counted. Of course, the classic in-person voting at your polling …

Alise Rice, Kodiak Island Borough Clerk, joined KMXT reporter Dylan Simard to discuss elections, voting, and what exactly people mean when they say “absentee-in-person” voting and “early voting.” Dylan Simard:    Well, thank you for joining us for today’s talk of the rock. With me today is Alise rice clerk for the Kodiak Island Borough, how are you doing today? …

With one week to go before November 3rd’s general election, Kodiak has already set a record for early voting. As of Tuesday, Kodiak voters have cast nearly 1600 ballots, with 1,150 of those being mail-in ballots, up 40% from 2016. In 2016, 810 mail-in ballots were cast, with a total of 2400 ballots. In all, Alaska voters have cast nearly …

Stay tuned for this Monday’s midday news report with host Terry Haines as he covers topics including: Kodiak’s Covid-19 count passes the 100-case milestone and how we compare to the rest of the state. A local story on escaped pigs. Details on the recent Senator Sullivan and challenger Al Gross debate. Searchers looking for missing boats. All that and more …

With less than two weeks to go until the 2020 General Election, Kodiak is on pace to send a record number of absentee mail-in ballots. For November’s election, the Alaska Department of Elections sent 2,300 ballots to Kodiak voters. As of Tuesday this week, Kodiak voters have already returned almost 750 ballots. That’s nearly as many as the total 810 …

Al Gross stopped in Kodiak Monday along the campaign trail for Dan Sullivan’s senate seat, after participating in the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s fisheries debate that Saturday before. Gross stumped below the gazebo on Kodiak’s dock to a standing audience shielded from the rain under a tent.  He made an appeal to Kodiak’s working community, describing his own personal experience …

This Monday, on KMXT’s Midday News, host Terry Haines reports: A recap of the recent senate debate. Senate candidate Al Gross will soon be visiting Kodiak. More about Covid-19 spike in Alaska over the weekend. An update on Kodiak’s sea cucumber fisheries. All that and more on today’s midday news report.  

The first debate in the Alaska Senate race between Al Gross and Dan Sullivan will be held Saturday evening at 5pm, and hosted by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. As is tradition for the Kodiak debate, the topics will be limited strictly to fisheries issues. The debate will be hosted by veteran broadcast journalist Rhonda McBride, and broadcast live over …