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Endorses Johnson

The race

One House seat is at stake in Alaska's House District 25, for a two-year term. The incumbent, DeLena Johnson (R), is on the general-election ballot. The confirmed general-election roster, from Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2026 (Ballotpedia) (roster strength: compilation (Ballotpedia)), is: DeLena Johnson (R); Michael Bowles (R); Steven Merritt (Nonpartisan).

Alaska fills this seat under its top-four primary and ranked-choice general election: the four primary leaders advance regardless of party, voters rank them in November, and party labels are each candidate's voter registration as the Division of Elections lists them — which is why a general-election ballot here can carry several candidates of the same party and none of another.

Sabato's Crystal Ball counts both Alaska chambers among the 15 most competitive state legislative chambers in the country this cycle — both are currently run by bipartisan coalitions — but no district-level rating for this district was published in the sources consulted (Louis Jacobson, Sabato's Crystal Ball, October 2026).

The candidates, claim by claim

DeLena Johnson (R), incumbent. DeLena Johnson is the Republican incumbent on the confirmed general-election roster for this district, seeking re-election.

Pros: A Republican with a real record of service behind the candidacy — the in-tent choice under this publication's values (Constitution, capitalism and the free market, Christianity, freedom).

Cons: No proven flaw meeting this publication's standard was located in the compiled record at this sourcing depth.

The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record.

Michael Bowles (R), nominee. Michael Bowles is the Republican nominee on the confirmed general-election roster for this district.

Pros: In-tent under this publication's criteria as a Republican candidacy.

Cons: Not the endorsed candidacy in this race — the reason is stated in OUR CALL below, from the record.

The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record for this candidacy; the call below turns on the endorsement standard, not on a flaw here.

Steven Merritt (Nonpartisan), nominee. Steven Merritt appears on the confirmed general-election roster for this district, registered Nonpartisan.

Pros: A candidacy giving the district's voters an additional choice on the ranked-choice ballot.

Cons: Not the Republican nominee, and no record located at this sourcing depth that would carry an endorsement over the field under this publication's criteria.

The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record; the absence of an endorsement here is a criteria result, not a proven flaw.

OUR CALL

We endorse DeLena Johnson (R). DeLena Johnson is the incumbent on the confirmed roster, aligned with the values this publication exists to advance, with no proven flaw located in the compiled record. More than one Republican is on this ballot, so the same-party rule applies: the endorsement rests on the distinguishing service record of DeLena Johnson, which the other Republican candidacies in the file do not carry.

For the complete Election 2026 breakdown — every race, claim by claim — see the full coverage on our website.

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Sources

Election result — November 4, 2026

Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.

AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.

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