OPINION: Conservative Alaska voters face extra hurdles – ask the 12K who were just cancelled
Lieutenant Governor Dahlstrom announced last Friday that none of the 11,928 votes Treg Taylor received for governor will count this year. So, if you voted for any other candidate, your vote counted, but if you were one of the conservatives who voted for
Why some Alaska GOP candidates should quit if they were not the top Republican in the primary
The problem is that many voters simply do not rank candidates but prefer to choose just one candidate on the ballot. If their choice is eliminated in the first round, then their ballot is tossed out and no longer counted in future
Tom Begich quits governor’s race, unites behind fellow Democrat Kreiss-Tomkins
In an effort to consolidate the political left’s support around one Democratic candidate for Alaska governor, former Alaska legislator Tom Begich has suspended his campaign and endorsed hard-left Democrat Jonathan
Court orders one change to Alaska ballot measure aimed at ending ranked-choice voting
The high court’s only change was to order the state to include wording explaining that a successful repeal of ranked-choice voting would result in candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running separately, as they have in the
Bronson is ‘not stepping aside’ in bid to become Alaska’s next governor
One day after The Alaska Story reported that Alaska gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson signed a document back on May 28 saying he would withdraw his candidacy if he did not win a majority of votes in the primary, Bronson has definitively stated that he’s
OPINION: RINO Rep. Stutes concealed her outside, leftists donors from voters
Alaska legislator Louise Stutes finally revealed the identity of the anonymous donors who contributed to her election campaign back in 2022, and just as we suspected, she had good reason to keep their identities secret from
In November, Alaskans must rank top picks to avoid ballot exhaustion
You are never required to rank anyone you dislike; leave those blank. But if you mark only a single 1st choice and leave the rest empty, you are choosing to risk
WATCH: Top conservatives vying for Alaska governor reveal stances on critical social issues
For the many conservative Alaska voters who are still undecided about who to back for governor in the Aug. 18 primary, we are including a link to a unique political forum that took place earlier this year, featuring six of the top conservative
How did gubernatorial candidates answer Alaska Watchman survey questions?
This spring, the Alaska Watchman sent survey questions to candidates vying to be the state’s next governor. Today, we republish these answers to help Aug. 18 primary voters decide between the many candidates running for
PRIMARY: AK’s governor, U.S. House & Senate races are packed, but only 5 legislative races will be narrowed
Dozens of Alaska candidates vying for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate will be eliminated in the Aug. 18, top-four primary. However, only 5 of 50 state legislative races will see any candidates
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