Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won a Southeast Alaska state House seat after a recount.
Alaska Elections
French finally wins SD J
An important Senate seat in Anchorage will remain with the Democrats. The recount for Senate District J shows Sen. Hollis French 59 votes ahead of Republican challenger Bob Bell. French picked up eight votes in the recount, garnering 7,605 to Bell’s 7,546 votes. Bell called for the recount, which was paid for by the state,…
Thomas asks for recount
Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas has asked for a recount. Thomas is 34 votes behind political newcomer Jonathon Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka for House District 34. Elections Division Director Gail Fenumiai has set the recount date for Monday at 9 a.m. in the Juneau office. Meanwhile, Alaska’s 2012 general election has been certified. Fenumiai says the…
Bell will call for recount in SD J race against French
The state Elections Division has certified two legislative election contests that Democrats now lead. At least one recount is likely. Republican Bob Bell has said he would request a recount of his race against Anchorage Sen. Hollis French, who leads by 51 votes. (French=7593. Bell=7542.) French had a 54-vote lead on Friday, when the last…
Update: Kreiss-Tomkins wins HD 34 race by 32 votes; French beats Bell by 50 votes for SD J
Jonathon Kreiss-Tomkins has won the House District 34 race by just 32 votes. The Alaska Division of Elections Wednesday morning completed the tally of absentee ballots, giving the 23-year-old Sitka Democrat 4,123 to 4,091 for Haines Republican Rep. Bill Thomas. The margin of difference is just .38 percent and is eligible for a recount, according…
Kreiss-Tomkins has a 28 vote lead
An additional 86 absentee ballots have been counted according to Gail Fenumiai with the Alaska Division of Elections.