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A clear endorsement names a fictional candidate when the record and the odds both support it. A toss-up is the honest call when they do not. Every card has a reason. Where editors depart from the formula, the card says so.
3 endorsements · 1 toss-ups · filtered to AK
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Zora Tatum.
Placeholder call for Alaska, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Zora Tatum and Peter Alm sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Zora Tatum and Peter Alm are fictional.
2026 judicial elections
Endorse Wes Ives
Formula: Endorse Wes Ives
Placeholder call for Alaska, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Wes Ives leads Beth Lombard after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Wes Ives is not a real candidate.
2026 attorney general election
Endorse Paula Serrano
Formula: Endorse Paula Serrano
Placeholder call for Alaska, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Paula Serrano leads Alan Pryor after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Paula Serrano is not a real candidate.
2026 gubernatorial election
Endorse Lila Hartman
Formula: Endorse Lila Hartman
Placeholder call for Alaska, Governor. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Lila Hartman leads Yves Rask after winnability weighting, with a winnability of 4 out of 5, and the gap clears the toss-up rule. The editorial call matches the formula. Lila Hartman is not a real candidate.