Current Events > Democrat wins Alaska mayor race for the first time in 10 years.

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https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairbanks-mayor-election-democrat-republican-10844700?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers

Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night.

According to unofficial election night results made available by the city of Fairbanks, ONeall received 1,808 votes (54 percent) and Pruhs received 1,528 votes (45.7 percent).

Newsweek has contacted Pruhs and O'Neall for comment via emails sent outside regular business hours.

Why It Matters
The ballot in mayoral elections in Fairbanks does not list party affiliations next to candidates names, but Republicans have held the role in Fairbanks for nearly a decade.

Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night.

According to unofficial election night results made available by the city of Fairbanks, ONeall received 1,808 votes (54 percent) and Pruhs received 1,528 votes (45.7 percent).

Why It Matters
The ballot in mayoral elections in Fairbanks does not list party affiliations next to candidates names, but Republicans have held the role in Fairbanks for nearly a decade.

Pruhs, a conservative backed by local Republicans, was elected mayor in 2022. ONeall, the presiding officer of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly, was endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party.

Democrats flipping the seat comes as the party hopes to compete in statewide contests for the Senate and House in 2026. The state has only elected one Democratic senator since 1981 and only one Democratic House member since 1973. President Donald Trump easily won the state by double digits in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

I still don't believe the state will flip completely blue in a national election, but you gotta start somewhere. Fairbanks is the #2 city in state.

Lets goo