Candidate · November 3, 2026
Bernadette M. Wilson
On the ballot for Governor · Alaska
- issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Alaska1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Registered Republican1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's decided | Alaska's general election uses ranked-choice voting among the four candidates who advanced from the August top-four primary: if no one wins a majority of first choices, the last-place candidate is dropped and those ballots count for their next choice, round by round, until one candidate has a majority.3 |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Bernadette Wilson was born on the Kenai and raised in Anchorage.4 She has hosted statewide television and radio shows, and in 2016 she started a commercial waste management company.4 She has served as CEO of the Alaska Policy Forum, held a leadership role at Americans for Prosperity, managed political campaigns and worked as a senior adviser to Nick Begich's congressional campaign.4
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running so the next generation of Alaskans has the opportunity to build their future in the state, and describes a vision of developing Alaska's resources, restoring the statutory Permanent Fund Dividend and improving the state's schools.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitebernadetteforgovernor.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615763426161274
- Instagraminstagram.com/bernadette4gov4
- X (Twitter)x.com/bernadette4gov4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@Bernadette4gov4
- TikToktiktok.com/@bernadette4gov4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she was one of the three main sponsors of the most recent effort to repeal ranked-choice voting in Alaska.4
Education
Her campaign website says Alaska should seriously consider education savings accounts, backpack funding and similar models, and says families who cannot afford private school or tutoring have fewer options than wealthier families.6
Her campaign website says legislators' support for increasing the Base Student Allocation is arbitrary and not tied to measurable results, and calls for funding levels and programs that produce results.6
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign disclosure reports search (APOC Online Reports) — Alaska Public Offices Commission.7