Tom Begich withdrew from Alaska’s governor’s race on Monday and threw his support behind fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, consolidating the party’s campaign to win a governor’s seat it has not held in nearly 25 years.
Begich finished just behind Kreiss-Tomkins in the crowded August 18 primary, which included 12 Republicans and several independents. Under Alaska’s unusual election system, the four candidates receiving the most votes advance to the November general election regardless of party affiliation.
