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Edna DeVries
R · Alaska · 2026Edna DeVries is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Her campaign emphasizes local-government management, fiscal discipline, public safety, infrastructure, and conservative stewardship of state resources. She drew 1,794 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ballots for roughly two weeks, so the four candidates who advance to the November 3 ranked-choice general are not final until the state certifies.
Priorities
- Bring local-government management to Juneau
- Strengthen fiscal discipline and public safety
- Support infrastructure and resource development
On the ballot
Governor · Alaska · 2026
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