With 93.78% of precincts counted, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins led Alaska’s governor primary at 21.7% and Tom Begich followed at 20%, putting two Democrats atop the field heading toward November.
Bernadette Wilson held third at 10.5% and former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson fourth at 8.4%, leaving them preliminarily in the top four from a crowded 17-candidate race that included 12 Republicans.
Kreiss-Tomkins and Begich both said the early results showed voters want change, pointing to education, affordability and a new direction for the state.
That Democratic strength now creates a strategic question for November: whether both advancees stay in the race and risk splitting their base, while Bronson said his campaign would choose the path that gives Republicans the best chance.