08/31/2026
Fabulous endorsement.
“I believe other Republican candidates should rally behind Wilson to increase our chances of winning.”
“Alaska’s Republican Gubernatorial primary included quality candidates, many of whom are personal friends and supporters. While I provided thoughts and guidance to many Republican Gov and Lt. Gov candidates who reached out to me during the campaign, rather than weigh in on the primary, my commitment throughout the process to the candidates was that I would back the first place Republican finisher.
Bernadette Wilson finished as the leading Republican in the primary. Consistent with that commitment, I am endorsing Wilson for Governor. Now is the time for Republicans to come together. Wilson has championed smaller, more efficient government focused on jobs, education, and finishing the big projects our state needs, including the gasline, more roads and rail, and developing the new infrastructure required to keep Alaska’s economy growing. We need to continue unlocking energy development, keeping taxes in check, and delivering major investments across the state. Importantly, an aligned Republican team is best able to continue the tremendous federal momentum of the past 2 years, a time of significant generational wins for our state. That is the work that matters for Alaskans, and it requires unity in November.
While I believe other Republican candidates should rally behind Wilson to increase our chances of winning, I will rank any Republican who remains in the race on my ballot. I am not a supporter of ranked choice voting, and apparently neither are Democrats after they consolidated gubernatorial candidacies. RCV complicates elections and unnecessarily creates confusion among voters. That said, it is the system Alaska will use in the 2026 general election, and we must currently work within it in order to keep Alaska’s recent momentum going strong. My hope is that we can end RCV once and for all this November and restore a rational, timely, transparent, and common sense system again in Alaska.”
-Nick Begich