Bethel Census Area Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Smith's family has deep roots in House District 37 after a grandparent relocated to Aleknagik in 1930, and Smith was raised there, per the campaign site. Smith has worked seasonal jobs, raised a family and served on local boards, and as Mayor of Aleknagik managed budgets and worked with the city council on infrastructure projects including a new landfill and bridge, per the campaign site. Smith also volunteered with a local youth camp and the area's electric cooperative, per the campaign site.

Trefon lives in Newhalen and has worked more than twelve years as a school secretary, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she is a Newhalen City Council member and vice mayor, an Alaska Farmers Market Association board member and a board member of the INN Electric Cooperative.

Wilson has worked 25 years as a social worker, chemical dependency administrator and chemical dependency supervisor, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she has served on the Aleutians East Borough Assembly, the Eastern Aleutian Tribes board, the Agdaagux Tribal Council and the Aleutians East Borough School District board, and holds a Bachelor of Social Work.

Cade J. Woods is from Dillingham and a Curyung Tribal Member, per his campaign site. He has volunteered with the local fire department and EMS, chaired the Dillingham City Planning Commission, and serves on the board of Nushagak Electric and Telephone Cooperative, and works as a small business owner and fuel terminals manager, per the same source.

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.

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, 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.