Politics

The Alaska Division of Elections finally tallied Kodiak’s 3500 absentee votes on Thursday, and while those votes didn’t change much on the statewide election landscape, we have a better idea of how Kodiak voted this election. Generally speaking, Kodiak went for Republican candidates again this year, but that doesn’t mean the island is completely red. For the state Senate P …

With all 23 precincts reporting, Senator Gary Stevens appears to be headed back to Juneau. The Kodiak Republican won 63 percent of the vote in his race against Greg Madden of Soldotna. Unofficial election results from the State Division of Elections.   In the unofficial count, Stevens has 5,696 votes, compared to Madden’s 3,279 votes. The Permanent Fund Dividend has …

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 …

As elsewhere in the nation, a day of decision is underway on Kodiak Island. In the outlying villages, voting will take place in community halls and other gathering places. In the city of Kodiak, there are four polling stations: Kodiak Precinct Number 1, in front of the Gerald Wilson Auditorium at the Kodiak High School. Kodiak Precinct Number 2 at …

On August 18th, it looked like Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens had lost his bid for re-election. John Cox, his challenger in Republican primary, was ahead by 69 votes. After the absentee ballots were counted, Stevens pulled out 240 votes ahead. Stevens represents Senate District P, a sprawling district which takes in Kodiak, Homer and Seldovia,  parts of the Kenai Peninsula, …

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 …

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 …

The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. Senate debate is the only Alaska political forum of its kind devoted exclusively to fisheries. And Saturday night’s showdown between Senator Dan Sullivan and his challenger, Al Gross, had some heated exchanges. “If this was a Nascar race, you would have corporate sponsor patches all over your jacket,” said Gross, who accused his Republican …

In our first recap of Tuesday night’s Borough Assembly Candidate Forum, five candidates for three assembly seats discussed their views on the economy, education, and consolidation. KMXT’s Jared Griffin overviewed the candidates’ positions on non-profit funding, village cooperation in borough decisions, COVID-19, and conflicts of interest. Even though borough financial support for non-profits makes up a relatively small portion of …

Tuesday night, five candidates for three seats on the Borough Assembly presented their cases at a candidate forum sponsored by KMXT and the Kodiak Daily Mirror. Candidates answering questions at the forum were Alex Hartman, Geoff Smith, and Aimee Williams, with incumbents Julie Kavanaugh and Rebecca Skinner. Joe Delgado and Sandra Katelnikoff-Lester were unable to attend, but did submit candidate …