Nome Census Area Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
3 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 1 Nome Census Area race, led by the Alaska House District 39 contest.
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Find your districts by addressAlaska 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.
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