Kreiss-Tomkins elected governor of Alaska, first Democrat since 1998

Dem Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has been elected governor of Alaska, according to projections from NBC News and other newspapers. This is a new success for the Democrats which is part of the blue tsunami wave of midterm elections which affected both state governments and the US Congress, between the House and Senate. Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator in Alaska, defeated three Republican candidates, including one supported by President Donald Trump.

According to US media, Alaska has not elected a Democratic governor since 1998. At 37, Kreiss-Tomkins becomes the youngest governor in Alaska's history.

With the poll reaching over 95%, Kreiss-Tomkins stood at 50.8% (with 139,293 votes) compared to 28.1% (equal to 77,110 votes) of her main rival Bernadette Wilson, the Republican businesswoman supported by Trump.

Kreiss-Tomkins' victory brings the number of governors in Democratic hands to 30.