For the first time in 28 years - Democrat wins governor's election in Alaska

For the first time since 1998, the Democrats won the gubernatorial election in the US state of Alaska. 37-year-old Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins prevailed against three Republican candidates, as the AP news agency reported based on the vote counts. He will be the youngest governor in the history of Alaska, the northwesternmost state in the United States.

With the election victory, the Democrats will occupy 30 of the 50 governorships in the USA - more than ever since 1993. This means they are in the majority again for the first time since 2010. Around three quarters of the US population will then live in states with Democratic governors.

The Democrat had previously been a member of the Alaska House of Representatives for around ten years. He succeeds Republican Mike Dunleavy, who was not allowed to run again after two terms.

Alaska is the largest state in the USA in terms of area, but only has around 740,000 inhabitants. The largest city is Anchorage, the capital is Juneau.