Alaska elects a Democratic governor for the first time since 1998
Verified: 9 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from the United States.
Jonathan Kreis-Tomkins, 37, defeated three Republicans, including one endorsed by Trump. His victory means Democrats will control the governor's office in 30 states, including several they flipped after years of Republican control
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from the United States, where the story is: NPR News, Yahoo News · how we count
- 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 ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 6:37 AM UTC · +1 h
- Nov 14, 9:17 AM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisAlaska 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 hDemocrat 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] All three reports cover the same Alaska gubernatorial election result (Kreiss-Tomkins, first Democratic governor since 1998) and none conflict with Report 1's facts.
25m ago[Claude] Both other reports cover the same Alaska gubernatorial election result for Kreiss-Tomkins, with no conflicting facts, though Report 3 adds broader Democratic governorship context.
12h ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Alaska gubernatorial election result, with the same first-Democrat-since-1998 fact and no conflicting details.
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