Alaska Democrat Drops Out of Governor Race, Citing Funding Concerns
Alaska Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich dropped his bid to be the state’s next governor on Friday, endorsing the only other Democrat in the four-person general election race.
TL;DR
- Tom Begich has dropped out of the Alaska gubernatorial race.
- He has endorsed the other Democratic candidate, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
- Begich cited lack of fundraising and the opportunity to unite Democratic voters as reasons for his withdrawal.
- Kreiss-Tomkins is now the sole Democratic candidate against Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson.
- In the primary, Kreiss-Tomkins received 22.5% of the vote, and Begich received 20.8%.
- Republicans Wilson and Bronson intend to remain in the race, despite calls for unity from Wilson.