Three of the four candidates running for two Kodiak Island Borough Assembly seats weighed in on a variety of local issues in a forum hosted by KMXT on Sept. 10, 2024. Listen to and read the transcript of the forum in its entirety here.

Four candidates running for two City Council seats weighed in on a variety of local issues in a forum hosted by KMXT on Sept. 9, 2024. Listen to and read the transcript of the forum in its entirety here.

Aug. 20 marks the primary election for state and federal races in Alaska. On Kodiak Island, voters have until 8 p.m. on Tuesday to choose who they want to advance to the general election in November.

By 4 p.m. on Aug. 15 when the two week filing period closed, four candidates each for Borough Assembly, School Board, and City Council registered to be on the ballot in the upcoming municipal election.

Candidates have roughly two weeks to file for one of several municipal positions, including two seats on the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and School Board, as well as two Kodiak City Council seats.

The Kodiak Island Borough finalized last week’s election results after a recount last night. After a tight race, Steven Ames will join the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. The borough clerk’s office initiated a recount, which put Ames ahead of candidate Monique Lewis by just 16 votes. Last week he held a lead of just eight …

City of Kodiak Pat Branson held her position for mayor with 390 votes and beat Alan Seale, who got just 361 votes. Six votes went to write-in candidates. The City Council had three candidates competing for two open seats. Bob Stanford will retain his position on the Council with 503 votes so far, and will …

Election day Oct. 3, with competitive races for City Council, City Mayor, Kodiak Island Borough School Board, Borough Assembly, and Borough Mayor. KMXT held forums for the City Mayor, City Council, School Board, and Borough Assembly last week and recordings are available on our website. City of Kodiak Two candidates are running for City Mayor: …

A “vote here” sign outside of the Kodiak Harbormaster’s Office. Listen to this story; State Senator Gary Stevens and Representative Louise Stutes – both longtime Kodiak residents – hold significant leads from yesterday’s primary with over 20% of the ballots counted in both races as of Wednesday afternoon. Both candidates have received just over 60% …

Kodiak’s election results have yet to be finalized; both the borough and city governments will do their canvassing of the election on October 13. There are some apparent winners and some races that are still too close to call. The race for the second city council seat, between incumbent Terry Haines and Tracy Craig, is …