Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Alaska House District 1

2 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeremy T. Bynum and Grant EchoHawk. Candidate information follows official Ketchikan Gateway Borough election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Jeremy T. Bynum, is on the ballot.

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Jeremy T. Bynum

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities

Education, housing and support for seniors
The Permanent Fund and dividend
Transportation and energy

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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Grant EchoHawk

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

Increasing state education funding, which he says has fallen short of the state's obligations

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Alaska House District 1 in 2026?

When is the Alaska House District 1 election in Alaska?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Alaska are on the Alaska election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Ketchikan Gateway Borough and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Jeremy T. Bynum, full profile Grant EchoHawk, full profile Official Alaska election office