Incumbent: Mike Dunleavy · Republican
Michael James Dunleavy is an American politician and educator serving since 2018 as the 12th governor of Alaska. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2018 as a member of the Alaska Senate. He defeated former U.S. senator Mark Begich in the 2018 gubernatorial election after incumbent governor Bill Walker dropped out of the race, and was reelected in 2022.
William M. Walker is an Alaska attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska from 2014 to 2018. An independent, he was the second Alaska-born governor and previously worked in law, business, and public service.
Tregarrick R. "Treg" Taylor is an American lawyer who was the Alaska attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He succeeded Ed Sniffen, who resigned after being appointed to the position two weeks before.
Jonathan S. Kreiss-Tomkins is an American politician who was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023. A Democrat, he represented the state's 35th district, which encompasses many Southeast island communities including Hoonah, Sitka, Kake, Klawock, Craig, Angoon, and Petersburg.
Thomas Scott Begich is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Alaska Senate. He represented District J from 2017 to 2023. In August 2025, he announced he would run as a Democrat in the 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election. He is the son of former U.S. representative Nick Begich Sr., brother of former U.S. senator Mark Begich, and uncle of current U.S. representative Nick Begich III.
Clark Calvin "Click" Bishop is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Alaska Senate from 2013 to 2025. Bishop represented the western Fairbanks North Star Borough and many rural communities in Interior Alaska. Bishop served as the state's Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from 2007 to 2012.
Shelley Hughes is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 2017 to 2025. Hughes represented Palmer and other parts of the southern Matanuska-Susitna Borough. She was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from January 18, 2013, until January 22, 2017.
Matthew W. Claman is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2023, representing West Anchorage. He previously served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 until 2023; the acting mayor of Anchorage in 2009, and a member of the Anchorage Assembly from 2007 until 2010.
David Bronson is an American politician, pilot, and retired National Guard officer. A Republican, he was the 37th mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 2021 until 2024.
Edna B. DeVries is an American realtor and politician from Alaska, who has been mayor of Matanuska-Susitna Borough since November 2021. DeVries served in the Alaska Senate from 1984 to 1988. She previously served as mayor of Palmer, Alaska from December 2016 to November 2021, preceded by Vern Halter and succeeded by Steve Carrington, and was a member of its city council from 2010 to 2016 and 1996 to 1999. She is a candidate for Alaska governor in the upcoming gubernatorial election.
Lesil Lynn McGuire is an American politician in the state of Alaska. She served as a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from 2007 until 2017, after her tenure as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006. She served Senate District N until redistricting in 2012 placed her in District K for 2013.
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