Kusilvak Census Area Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
11 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Kusilvak Census Area races, led by the Alaska Senate District S contest.
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Kusilvak Census Area is split across 2 Alaska House districts.
Find your districts by addressAlaska House: 2 districtsDistricts 38, 39
Alaska House District 38Joseph R. Amik · Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie (D) · WIlly Keppel (R) · CJ McCormick (D)
Joseph R. Amik Nonpartisan
- Support a full Permanent Fund Dividend
- Protect fishing and hunting rights for Yukon and Kuskokwim River communities
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About Joseph R. Amik
Joseph R. Amik, a nonpartisan candidate from Napaskiak, previously served as mayor and city administrator of Napaskiak and worked for a telecommunications company for about 20 years, per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie Democratic Incumbent
Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie has represented Alaska House District 38 since January 2025, per her Alaska State Legislature member page. She has lived in Bethel, Toksook Bay, and Anchorage/Palmer over 43 years of Alaska residency, and her family owns Bayview General Merchandise Inc. in Toksook Bay, per the same source. She also serves as the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative board representative for Toksook Bay, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
WIlly Keppel Republican
- Oppose the Donlin Mine project in western Alaska
- Support term limits and spending caps for the legislature
- Support as large a Permanent Fund Dividend as possible and prioritize rural subsistence
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About WIlly Keppel
Willy Keppel, a registered Republican from Quinhagak, works as an Alaska game guide and previously hosted a political radio program serving Dillingham and Bethel for six years, per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet. He served in the U.S. Army and has held positions on the Bethel City Council, Planning Commission, and Parks and Recreation and Alternative Energy commissions, per the same statement. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
CJ McCormick Democratic
- Protect subsistence rights by prioritizing rural users
- Strengthen public safety and emergency preparedness for the YK Delta
- Expand housing and childcare opportunities and lower the cost of living
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About CJ McCormick
CJ McCormick, of Bethel, previously represented Alaska House District 38, per Alaska Public Media. He served on the Bethel City Council from 2020 to 2022, including as Vice Mayor, and has worked as a Communications Specialist at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and as Government Relations Manager at the Association of Village Council Presidents, per his Alaska Division of Elections candidate filing.
Joseph R. Amik (Nonpartisan), Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie (Democratic), WIlly Keppel (Republican), CJ McCormick (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 38; Nellie "Unangiq" Jimmie 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 39Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster (D) · Tyler Ivanoff · Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun
Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster Democratic Incumbent
Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster is the Democratic candidate for Alaska House District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified general election candidate list. Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster is the sitting member for the district, per the Legislature's official member table (akleg.gov).
Tyler Ivanoff Nonpartisan
Tyler Ivanoff, 41, was born in Anchorage and has lived in Shishmaref since 2015, previously living in Elim from 1983 to 2015, per Alaska Beacon. He has served as Mayor of the City of Elim and President of the Native Village of Elim, and works as a 4th grade teacher at Shishmaref School, per the same source. He holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and serves on the Bering Straits Native Corporation board of directors, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun Nonpartisan
- Restore fishing and subsistence rights to Yupik and Inupiaq people
- Improve public safety response for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People
- Reduce the cost of fuel for rural communities
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun
Reynold D. Okitkun is a Community Human Service Provider for the Lower Yukon School District who previously served as Mayor of Kotlik from 1996 to 1999, per his Alaska Division of Elections candidate filing. He attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has lived in Kotlik since 1967, per the same filing. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster (Democratic), Tyler Ivanoff (Nonpartisan), Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun (Nonpartisan) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska House District 39; Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster 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 Senate District SDarren Morgan Deacon (R) · Bryce Edgmon (Undeclared) · Wassilie P. "WG" Guy (D) · Richard "Rick" Robb
Darren Morgan Deacon Republican
- Support paying a full Permanent Fund Dividend
- Defend Alaskans' fishing and hunting rights
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
About Darren Morgan Deacon
Darren Morgan Deacon is a lifelong resident of Upper Kalskag who has worked 25 years as a communications technician and now works as a workforce development specialist and commercial bush pilot, per Alaska Story. He has served as tribal chief of the Native Village of Kalskag, per Alaska Story. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Bryce Edgmon Undeclared
- Education funding and school maintenance
- Public safety and Village Public Safety Officer support
- Rural infrastructure, including school internet upgrades and weatherization
Per the campaign site.
About Bryce Edgmon
Bryce Edgmon has represented Alaska House District 37 since 2007 and has served as House Speaker, per his Alaska State Legislature member page. A lifelong resident of Dillingham, he is board chairman of Choggiung Ltd. and a former chief operating officer of the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, per the same source. He is running for the Senate District S seat, per his campaign site.
Wassilie P. "WG" Guy Democratic
Wassilie P. "WG" Guy, of Napaskiak, is a Democratic candidate for Alaska Senate District S, per Alaska Beacon. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Richard "Rick" Robb Nonpartisan
- Protecting subsistence rights and access to public lands, and banning trawling in state waters to preserve salmon, halibut and crab stocks
- Opposing the Donlin and Pebble mine projects over threats to fisheries
- Supporting long-term school construction and maintenance funding and increasing rural law enforcement resources
Per the campaign site.
About Richard "Rick" Robb
Robb has lived in Bethel since 1988, where Robb raised a family and built a home, per the campaign site. Robb is a licensed professional counselor with more than 30 years in behavioral health program development, having worked for Bethel Community Services, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and the Bethel Family Clinic, per the campaign site. Robb served on the Bethel City Council from 2009 to 2018, including four years as mayor, and was past president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors, per the campaign site.
Darren Morgan Deacon (Republican), Bryce Edgmon (Undeclared), Wassilie P. "WG" Guy (Democratic), Richard "Rick" Robb (Nonpartisan) are on the November 3 ballot for Alaska Senate District S. Not on the November ballot: Sen. Hoffman, the sitting member for the district per the same table. 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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