Palmer state senator becomes 7th Republican to enter Alaska governor’s race

Palmer Sen. Shelley Hughes joins crowded Republican field for 2026 Alaska governor’s race

Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, speaks with Senate Minority Leader Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, during a break in the Alaska Senate on Monday, April 28, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Palmer Sen. Shelley Hughes has become the seventh Republican to announce a run for governor in next year’s election. Incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, is term-limited and cannot seek reelection in 2026.  With an announcement at Palmer’s Rebarchek Pa…

Palmer state Sen. Shelley Hughes announces campaign for governor

Palmer Republican Sen. Shelley Hughes speaks on the floor of the Alaska Senate in 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Palmer state Sen. Shelley Hughes, a Republican, announced Thursday that she’s running for governor. Hughes has served in the Legislature for more than a decade and has been a member of the Senate since 2017, including a two-year stint as Senate majority leader. Hughes is a staunch conservative and is currently a member of the …

Palmer state senator becomes 7th Republican to enter Alaska governor’s race

Sen. Shelley Hughes joined a slate of candidates that include the lieutenant governor, a former state senator, the Mat-Su Borough mayor and an Anchorage business owner, among others.

Breaking: Sen. Shelley Hughes making 'major' announcement at public event in Palmer

Alaska State Sen. Shelley Hughes is set to make a major announcement about her political future this evening at a public gathering in Palmer. Political prognosticators believe she is announcing her long-awaited run for governor. The event will take place at 6:30 pm in the recently refurbished barn at Rebarchek Park, located on the south […] The post Breaking: Sen. Shelley Hughes making ‘major’ announcement at public event in Palmer appeared firs…

State Sen. Shelley Hughes joins the 2026 Alaska Governor race

State Sen. Shelley Hughes is now the 7th republican to join the race for Alaskan Governor

The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Wait, there’s SIX Republicans in it already? - The Alaska Current

The race for Alaska’s next governor continues to swell as a varied assortment of conservative Republicans pile into the race. The field now stands at six Republicans with the recent entry of an Anchorage podiatrist who has spearheaded the attack on trans youth care from his spot on the State Medical Board and an Angoon teacher who hopes the state can be most things to most people. The race has yet to see filings for any Democrats or independents…