Democrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 years
Verified: 9 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from the United States.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory means Democrats will now hold 30 US governorships after midterm blowout Democrats have captured Alaska’s governor’s seat for the first time in nearly three decades, marking another major victory for their party in a midterm election period that has dramatically shifted political power across the US. Former Alaska state legislator Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican opponents, including a candidate backed by Donald Trump, becoming the first Democrat elected governor of Alaska since 1998.
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- Nov 14, 5:34 AM UTCFirst reportDemocrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins wins race for Alaska governor, replaces a Republicannpr.org ↗
- Nov 14, 6:37 AM UTC+1 hJonathan Kreiss-Tomkins becomes first Democrat since 1998 elected governor in Alaskayahoo.com ↗
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- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:37 AM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 14, 9:17 AM UTC+4 hAlaska elects a Democratic governor for the first time since 1998haaretz.com ↗
- Nov 14, 3:35 PM UTC+10 hAlaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998, US media projectstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 14, 4:22 PM UTC+11 hAlaska elects first Democratic governor in 28 yearsbdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 14, 4:38 PM UTC+11 hAlaska elects its first Democrat governor in nearly 30 years in major blow to Trumpindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 14, 5:13 PM UTC+12 h· you’re reading thisDemocrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 yearstheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 14, 6:28 PM UTC+13 hDemocrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 yearstheguardian.com (again) ↗
- Nov 15, 3:45 AM UTC+22 hAlaska elects first Democratic governor since 1998, US media projectfbcnews.com.fj ↗
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Alaska governor election result (Kreiss-Tomkins defeating three Republicans), with no conflicting facts.
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10h agoDemocrat wins Alaska governor’s seat for first time in nearly 30 years Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ victory means Democrats will now hold 30 US governorships after midterm blowout Democrats have captured Alaska’s governor’s seat for the first time in nearly three decades, marking another major victory for their party in a midterm election period that has dramatically shifted political power across the US. Former Alaska state legislator Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins defeated three Republican opponents, including a candidate backed by Donald Trump, becoming the first Democrat elected governor of Alaska since 1998.
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