Dahlstrom drops out as 5 p.m. deadline approaches for Alaska candidates to file for office

August primary ballots set for state and federal elections

The race to be Alaska’s next governor grew to 17 candidates in the hours leading up to Monday’s 5 p.m. filing deadline.

Dahlstrom drops out as 5 p.m. deadline approaches for Alaska candidates to file for office

Democratic candidate for governor Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins picked Anchorage Assembly member Zac Johnson as his running mate.

With deadline looming tonight, 11 Alaskans have filed for governor’s race, many legislators are unopposed

The flood of Alaskans filing to become the next governor is continuing to pour into the Alaska Division of Elections, while many Democrat and left-leaning Republican legislators are still running unopposed.

3 things to watch as Alaska's election filing deadline approaches

Voters cast their ballots in the 2022 primary election in Anchorage on Aug. 16, 2022. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anybody hoping to throw their hat in the ring to be Alaska’s next governor, senator, congressman or state legislator is running out of time. The deadline to file to run for office is 5 p.m. Monday. There are already 20 candidates running for governor and dozens more seeking other state and federal offices. Here are three thing…