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• Petersburg voters reflect on an eventful and chaotic election season

  05-11-2026 22:05 via KTOO
  Petersburg voters fill out their ballots during the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. (Taylor Heckart/KFSK)
  It’s been a pretty eventful election season in Alaska.
  “Insane comes to mind!” laughed Marcia Collins, a registered Republican, after casting her vote on Tuesday in the general election. Collins said she voted Republican down the ballot.
  Campaigns raised millions of dollars this election cycle, and the U.S. Senate race was the most expensive in state history. Alaskans were inundated
  
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• Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins reflects on lead in Alaska governor’s race

  05-11-2026 20:15 via KTOO
  Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Sitka for Alaska Day 2026. (Lauren Salemo/KCAW)
  Lone Democratic candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins remains in the lead in the race for Alaska governor. The former state representative from Sitka spent election night in Downtown Anchorage, watching results roll in with a crowd of 350 family members, friends and supporters.
  As of Thursday morning, Kreiss-Tomkins had 49.1% of the vote, with nearly all precincts reporting. Republican Bernadette Wilson trails behind at 29.2%
  
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• Incoming bipartisan coalition of the Alaska Senate announces key leadership

  05-11-2026 20:05 via KTOO
  The Alaska State Capitol is seen during the last week of the 2025 session on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
  Anchorage Republican Cathy Giessel will be the next Alaska Senate President for the upcoming 35th Alaska State Legislature, according to an announcement from a bipartisan coalition of senators on Wednesday.
  Giessel showed a comfortable lead with 61% of the vote in her bid for re-election, as of Wednesday afternoon results, and has served in the Senate since 2011. She
  
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• Alaska voters fire two Kenai judges, following judicial council’s recommendation

  05-11-2026 19:48 via KTOO
  The Alaska Judicial Council recommended against retaining District Court Judge Martin Fallon (left) and Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson (right) in the 2026 general election. (Alaska Court System)
  Alaskans appear to have voted out two state judges in Tuesday’s election, apparently agreeing with a state council that took the rare move of recommending they not be retained.
  Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson and District Court Judge Martin Fallon, both assigned to serve on the bench in Kenai, are
  
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• ‘Witches!? In Salem?!’ from Juneau Ghost Light Theatre | Tanna Peters First Friday at Liaise Studio | Juneau Independent event at Devil’s Club

  05-11-2026 06:52 via KTOO
  Juneau Afternoon recorded live on Wednesday, November 4, 2026
  The Juneau Independent, the non-profit online newspaper, will have a fall fundraiser at Devil’s Club Brewing Co. on Friday, Nov. 13 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event features music from Rain Dogs and Zansler.
  Juneau Ghost Light Theatre presents its latest production, the comedy “Witches!? In Salem?!” by Matt Cox. Performances run Nov. 6-22 at Thunder Mountain Auditorium.
  Artist Tanna Peters‘ First Friday show, “On What Susta
  
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• Juneau joins nationwide ‘blue wave’ in 2026 midterms

  05-11-2026 03:44 via KTOO
  A voter lines up at booths on Nov. 3, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
  Early results for the 2026 Alaska midterm election showed a mixed bag for democrats and republicans in statewide races. But Juneau joined much of the rest of the country in the “blue wave,” with democrats leading all races in nearly all 13 local precincts. 
  In the race for Alaska governor, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins led every Juneau precinct. For U.S. Senate, Democratic challenger Mary Peltola led incumbent Sen. Dan Sulliva
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026

  05-11-2026 03:00 via KTOO
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261104-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:Democratic incumbent Andi Story is leading with 65% of the votes in Juneau’s only contested state House race.
  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins speaks about election night as he remains in the lead in the race for Alaska governor.
  Petersburg voters speak about how they voted and what they thought of the recent national attention.
  With 98% of precincts reporting, Democrat Mary Pe
  
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