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Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 11 state executive offices in the state of Alaska. The executive branch is governed by Article III of the Alaska Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Alaska are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Alaska's state government:

Click here to view a large scale image of the Alaska state government organizational chart.

Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Alaska Commissioner of Education	Deena Bishop	Nonpartisan	August 9, 2023
Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development	Cathy Munoz	Nonpartisan	January 31, 2023
Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources	John Crowther	Nonpartisan	October 24, 2025
Alaska Commissioner of the Department of Revenue	Janelle Earls	Nonpartisan	August 8, 2025
Alaska Comptroller	Kayla Wisner	Nonpartisan	October 1, 2019
Alaska Director of Agriculture	Bryan Scoresby	Nonpartisan	February 21, 2023
Alaska Director of Insurance	Vacant
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Steve DeVries	Nonpartisan	November 6, 2024
Alaska Regulatory Commission	John Espindola	Nonpartisan	June 12, 2023
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Mark A. Johnston	Nonpartisan	December 3, 2024
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Robert Pickett	Nonpartisan	March 7, 2008
Alaska Regulatory Commission	John Springsteen	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2024
Attorney General of Alaska	Stephen Cox	Republican	August 29, 2025
Governor of Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	Republican	December 3, 2018
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska	Nancy Dahlstrom	Republican	December 5, 2022

Elections

2026

See also: Alaska state executive official elections, 2026

The following state executive offices are up for election in Alaska in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor

2025

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2025.

2024

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2023.

2022

See also: Alaska state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in Alaska in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor

2021

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in Alaska in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Alaska in 2019.

2018

See also: Alaska state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in Alaska in 2018:

Governor
Lieutenant governor

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Alaska in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in Alaska in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2015.

2014

See also: Alaska state executive official elections, 2014

There were two offices up for election in 2014.

• Governor of Alaska
• Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

2013

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in Alaska in 2012.

Footnotes

State executive offices

Offices

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Elections

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Features

Chart of state executive officers • Compensation • How gubernatorial vacancies are filled • How vacancies are filled in state executive offices • State executive officials serving in home states • State government trifectas • State of the state addresses • Term limits

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