3 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster, Tyler Ivanoff and Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun. Candidate information follows official Nome Census Area election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster, is on the ballot.
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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).
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.
Nonpartisan
Per the statement filed for the Alaska Division of Elections' 2026 Official Election Pamphlet.
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.
Who is running for Alaska House District 39 in 2026?
3 candidates are tracked for Alaska House District 39 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Neal W. "Quannaq" Foster, Tyler Ivanoff and Reynold D. "Papa Joe" Okitkun. Candidate information follows official Nome Census Area election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Alaska House District 39 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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