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Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 4:59 PM AKST
|By Alex Bengel
The Alaska Division of Elections is holding a contest for youth ages 5 to 18 to submit artwork for use in the 2022 election season.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 4:40 PM AKST
|By Alex Bengel
On Monday, November 29, Alaska State Representative Christopher Kurka announced that he is running for Governor of Alaska next year.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 5:04 PM AKST
|By Alex Bengel
Fundraisers, debates and commercials are the most visible part of a campaign, but behind those are other hoops a candidate must jump through in order to run for public office.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2021 at 4:45 PM AKST
|By Alex Bengel
Fairbanks mayor Jim Matherly has announced his intention to run for the Alaska State Senate seat currently held by Scott Kawasaki.
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Updated: Oct. 5, 2021 at 6:48 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Tuesday, October 5 is Election Day, and voters gathered at polling stations around the Fairbanks North Star Borough to make their voices heard.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:45 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Bryce Ward is running for reelection as Mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 5:16 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Robert Shields is running for Mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 6:11 PM AKDT
|By John Dougherty
Today is national voter registration day. The Alaska Division of Elections is encouraging everyone to get registered. They said it is too late to register to vote in the October fifth elections, but that anyone who isn’t registered already should still do so.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 4:24 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Chris Ludtke is running for Mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 6:01 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Mona Lisa Drexler Assembly Chambers hosted the annual League of Women Voters of Tanana Valley Candidate Forum on Friday, September 24.
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Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 4:51 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Kristan Kelly is running for seat G on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 4:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Lance Roberts is running for Seat G on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 4:59 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Savannah Fletcher is running for Seat F on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:03 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Patricia Silva is running for Seat F on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 4:17 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Wednesday, September 22, students at West Valley High School gathered at their Performing Arts Center to hear from prospective candidates for the borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 5:14 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
David Guttenberg is running for seat A on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 5:07 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Friday, September 17, candidates in the October municipal elections gathered for an NAACP forum held on Zoom.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 4:39 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Kevin McKinley is running for seat A on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2021 at 4:29 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Candidates for Mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough gathered virtually and in-person at the Event Center and Lounge on Sadler Way.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 4:55 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Jonathan Bagwill is running for Seat B on Fairbanks City Council.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 4:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
June Rogers is running for reelection to seat B on Fairbanks City Council.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 5:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Shoshana Kun is running for reelection to Seat A on Fairbanks City Council.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 4:48 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Jerry Cleworth is running for seat A on Fairbanks City Council.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 4:09 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Mike Welch is running for reelection as Mayor of North Pole.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:23 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Thomas McGhee is running for mayor of the city of North Pole.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 6:51 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Jack Wilbur is running for seat A on the Interior Alaska Natural Gas Utility Board of Directors.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 4:51 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Robert Shefchik is running for Seat B on the Interior Alaska Natural Gas Utility Board of Directors.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 4:41 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Tuesday, September 7, the Interior Taxpayers’ Association held a forum for candidates running for Fairbanks City Council.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 4:41 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Jeffrey Rentzel is running for Seat B on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2021 at 3:53 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Chrya Sanderson is running for reelection to Seat B on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 5:50 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Sally Gant is running for Seat A on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 6:04 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Topics like climate, jobs, and justice were on the minds of community groups who organized a candidate forum on August 31.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 4:52 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Erin Morotti is running for reelection to Seat A on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 4:34 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Andrew Graham is running for Seat A on the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 6:05 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Tuesday, August 31, the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a forum featuring candidates for Borough Assembly.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 4:49 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Looking ahead to 2022, two candidates have put their names into the running for Governor of the state of Alaska.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 at 4:50 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual series of candidate forums Tuesday, August 17, at Journey Christian Church.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 4:26 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Election Day in Interior Alaska is less than two months away, coming up on October 5th.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 at 4:53 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
On Tuesday, July 27, Vice-President Kamala Harris met with community leaders from Indigenous groups around the country to discuss voting rights.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2021 at 5:02 PM AKDT
|By John Dougherty
The Fairbanks North Star Borough, City of Fairbanks and City of North Pole have opened candidate filing for anyone who wishes to run for office. Filing opened on July 15, and will close on July 29, at 5:00 p.m.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Alaska Division of Elections has announced King Crab as the winner of its first mock Ranked Choice Vote election.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2021 at 4:54 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough are holding a candidate open house on Tuesday, June 29.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 4:45 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The results are in for the first round of a mock election held by the Alaska Division of Elections.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2021 at 6:01 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Alaska Division of Elections is running a mock election online, asking voters to pick their favorite Alaskan seafood with the goal of educating Alaskans about ranked-choice voting.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 5:18 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
U.S. Representative Don Young has announced his intention to run for reelection in 2022.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 4:17 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
Ballot Measure 2 faces a lawsuit which, if successful, will block ranked-choice voting and open primaries in the 2022 elections.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 4:02 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The State of Alaska is facing a legal challenge to the implementation of Ballot Measure 2.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 4:13 PM AKDT
|By Alex Bengel
The Alaska Division of Elections has begun implementing a new system of voting in the state this month.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 5:12 PM AKST
|By Associated Press and MARK THIESSEN and ALAN FRAM
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of violent supporters who stormed the Capitol.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 4:52 PM AKST
|By Alex Bengel
U.S. Representative Don Young and Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski took to Twitter to share their reactions to the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning.