Legislative candidates unopposed in primary

Major party candidates vying to represent Haines in the Alaska Legislature have no opponents in Tuesday’s primary election.

Incumbent Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, will face challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat from Sitka, in November’s statewide election to represent House District 34.

Incumbent state senators Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, and Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, will face off to represent Haines in state Senate District Q, one of two Senate seats representing Southeast Alaska.

Both districts were reshaped…