On the ballot was the dissolution of the Two Rivers Fire Service Area, which was voted into place in November 2022, in an election that caused contention in the community.
Despite the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and School Board officially being non-partisan bodies, each of the two major parties had encouraged their voters to support certain candidates.
Fenumiai oversaw elections during the COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of the state’s voting system to involve a top-four open primary and ranked-choice voting.
Republicans Nick Begich and Sarah Palin, Libertarian Chris Bye and incumbent Democrat Mary Peltola are running for Alaska’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Incumbent Mike Dunleavy, Les Gara, Charlie Pierce and Bill Walker are facing off for the position of Governor of the State of Alaska in the November 8 General Election.
Candidates for Alaska’s open U.S. Senate seat participated in the Debate for the State Thursday evening. The three candidates running for U.S. Senate were pressed with questions about issues currently facing Alaska.
Republican Nick Begich III, Libertarian Chris Bye, Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin and current Congresswoman Mary Peltola, a Democrat, all debated Alaska's top priorities.
In January, the Alaska Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Ballot Measure 2, also referred to as “ranked choice voting”, which was voted into law in 2020.