Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Ketchikan Gateway Borough races, led by the Alaska Senate District A contest.
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Find your districts by addressAlaska Senate District ABert K. Stedman (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Bert K. Stedman Republican Incumbent
- Increase economic opportunity and reduce energy costs in Southeast Alaska
- Promote fiscal discipline and public accountability in government
- Fund schools adequately to reverse declining enrollment
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About Bert K. Stedman
Bert K. Stedman has served in the Alaska Senate since 2003, representing District A, per his Alaska State Legislature member page. A fourth-generation Alaskan raised in Petersburg and Sitka, he ran an investment services firm for thirty years before joining the Legislature and has served as Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, per the same source.
Bert K. Stedman (Republican) is on the November 3 ballot for Alaska Senate District A; Bert K. Stedman is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official member table (akleg.gov). The field advanced from the August 18, 2026 top-four open primary; the general election uses ranked-choice voting, and the party shown is each candidate's registration as printed by the Division of Elections.
Full race pageAlaska House District 1Jeremy T. Bynum (R) · Grant EchoHawk
Jeremy T. Bynum Republican Incumbent
- Education, housing and support for seniors
- The Permanent Fund and dividend
- Transportation and energy
Per the campaign site.
About Jeremy T. Bynum
Bynum grew up in rural Oregon, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1995 as a power generation specialist, and later earned a degree in electrical engineering from Portland State University, becoming a licensed Professional Engineer in 2010, per the campaign site. He worked on hydropower projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before moving to Ketchikan in 2016 to serve as Electric Director of Ketchikan Public Utilities and was elected to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly from 2020 to 2024 before joining the Legislature, per the campaign site.
Grant EchoHawk Nonpartisan
- Increasing state education funding, which he says has fallen short of the state's obligations
Per the campaign site.
About Grant EchoHawk
Grant EchoHawk is the Nonpartisan candidate for Alaska House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified general election candidate list. EchoHawk was born in Fairbanks and raised in a fishing family in Metlakatla, and now lives in Ketchikan, per the campaign site.
Jeremy T. Bynum (Republican), Grant EchoHawk (Nonpartisan) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 1; Jeremy T. Bynum is the sitting member, per the Legislature's official member table (akleg.gov). The field advanced from the August 18, 2026 top-four open primary; the general election uses ranked-choice voting, and the party shown is each candidate's registration as printed by the Division of Elections.
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Who is on the ballot in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska on November 3, 2026?
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