Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Republican · 3 November 2026

Bernadette Wilson

Conservative activist and founder of a waste management company, one of three Republicans in the ranked-choice general election for governor of Alaska in 2026.

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Recent media coverage for Bernadette Wilson.

  1. President Trump endorses Bernadette Wilson in Alaska governor's race | Politics

    With less than 20 days until the November 3 general election, President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Bernadette Wilson in Alaska's gubernatorial race.

    youralaskalink.comTaylor
  2. UAF Students told to leave Vance rally: The Sun Star - UAF's Student Voice

    Vance and local Republican leaders used the rally to appeal to Interior Alaska voters. State and local leaders also attended.

    uafsunstar.comTaylor
  3. Suzanne Downing: Bronson’s kamikaze campaign sinks into irrelevance

    Bronson has gone psycho. I could have predicted this two years ago when he was mayor. Bronson is always defensive and does not handle defeat well. It’s a psychological problem for Dave.

    thealaskastory.comTaylor
  4. Bronson will keep campaigning despite Trump’s call to drop out

    In Truth Social posts ahead of his speech in Wasilla, Trump was a bit more specific. In one post, he called Bronson and former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, the third Republican in the race, “lesser candidates.”

    KSKATaylor
  5. At Alaska rally, Trump endorses Wilson and seeks to boost Sullivan and Begich

    At a Wasilla rally, former President Donald Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson in the crowded Alaska gubernatorial race to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

    Alaska Beacon
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  1. Full coverage: President Trump speaks at midterm rally in Wasilla

    Bernadette Wilson, a 2026 Alaska gubernatorial candidate, was interviewed by Must Read Alaska before President Trump’s midterm rally in Wasilla. Wilson highlighted strong support and noted Trump’s endorsement of her.

    Must Read Alaska
  2. Trump travels to Wasilla to stump for GOP candidates | Alaska News

    The article covers former President Donald Trump’s visit to Wasilla, Alaska, to campaign for GOP candidates.

    newsminer.com
  3. Trump takes campaign tour to Alaska as rallies for GOP candidates continue : NPR

    The NPR article covers Donald Trump’s campaign stop in Alaska as he endorses and campaigns for GOP candidates, including urging support for Bernadette Wilson in the Alaska governor’s race.

    npr.org

Biography & Campaign Analysis

Background

Bernadette Wilson founded a waste management company and is active in conservative politics.

2026 race

Wilson is a Republican candidate for governor of Alaska in the November 3, 2026, election, an open race because incumbent Mike Dunleavy is term-limited.

She advanced from the nonpartisan top-four primary held on August 18, 2026, to the general election, decided by ranked-choice voting, which also includes fellow Republicans Taylor and Bronson and Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.

During the campaign she alone among the candidates promised to leave the race if she trailed another Republican, and she later asked her supporters to rank her alone.

She has called for paying full Permanent Fund dividends under the statutory formula, opposed data center construction on environmental grounds, and argued that bipartisan coalitions in the state legislature had produced poor results.