Alaska Elections
Alaska News covers state elections, including candidate filings, ballot access decisions, primary deadlines, and candidate forums across Alaska.
AI Election Monitor
Composite = avg of AI + Markets + Polls. 7-day average through 2026-09-01. Ratings from the Election Voting Monitor.
U.S. Senate
100% reporting · unofficial- Mary Peltolaadvanced50%
Predicted: est. 51% · AI 48% · Mkt 56% · Poll 48%
- Dan Sullivanadvanced41%
Predicted: est. 47% · AI 50% · Mkt 43% · Poll 47%
Governor
100% reporting · unofficial- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkinsadvanced23%
Predicted: est. 11% · AI 10% · Mkt 11% · Poll 11%
- Thomas Scott Begichadvanced21%
Predicted: est. 28% · AI 16% · Mkt 50% · Poll 19%
- Bernadette Wilsonadvanced10%
Predicted: est. 15% · AI 5% · Mkt 27% · Poll 14%
- Dave Bronsonadvanced8%
Predicted: est. 7% · AI 4% · Mkt 6% · Poll 12%
U.S. House
100% reporting · unofficial- Nick Begich IIIadvanced45%
Predicted: est. 57% · AI 67% · Poll 48%
- Bill Hilladvanced33%
Predicted: est. 23% · AI 14% · Poll 31%
- Matthew Damian Schultzadvanced8%
- John Brendan Williams3%
Predicted: est. 17% · AI 17%
Races6
Alaska Governor
Alaska News tracks gubernatorial candidates, endorsements, and campaign developments in Alaska's governor races.
22 candidates · 36 articles
Alaska US Senate
Alaska News covers the 2026 U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, including campaign spending.
2 candidates · 63 articles
Alaska Ballot Measures
Alaska News tracks coverage of ballot measures on the ballot in Alaska, including local tax proposals and voting decisions by municipal assemblies.
19 articles
Alaska US House
Alaska News tracks endorsements, candidate positions, and coverage of U.S. House elections in Alaska.
4 candidates · 10 articles
Alaska State House
5 candidates · 17 articles
Alaska State Senate
4 candidates · 2 articles
Coverage30+
Two candidates file on the last day for Kenai Peninsula Borough offices
Two more candidates filed on the last day for Kenai Peninsula Borough offices, including one seeking an Assembly seat that has been sitting vacant.
by Walter AlaskaNews22h ago1 min readAI
Alaska's governor race upended in a day: a disqualification, a last-minute filing, and a lone Democrat
Alaska's governor race flipped in a day: Treg Taylor was disqualified, his wife filed at the deadline, and it's now three Republicans versus one Democrat.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min readAI
Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor
Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor, after APOC found his financial disclosure was not timely.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Begich endorses Wilson for governor, calls on other Republicans to drop out
Rep. Nick Begich endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor and asked the other Republicans to drop out. Dave Bronson had already said he is staying.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Planned Parenthood PAC registers for Fairbanks and Juneau municipal races
Planned Parenthood's Alaska political committee registered to spend in the Fairbanks and Juneau races. It named no candidates and reported no spending.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Wright and Dunleavy insist the Alaska LNG project is alive
At an Anchorage conference, the U.S. energy secretary and Gov. Dunleavy insisted the stalled Alaska LNG project is alive, pointing at different obstacles.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago3 min readAI
Sullivan and Peltola clash in a combative first forum, previewing a bitter Senate race
Sullivan and Peltola clashed sharply in their first post-primary forum, trading shots over Willow, their records and who's really on Alaska's side.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago4 min readAI
Bronson takes the last spot on Alaska's four-way November governor ballot
Dave Bronson, the former Anchorage mayor, advanced from Alaska's August governor primary to the November ranked-choice general election, joining three other candidates in the top-four system.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Mat-Su voters will decide whether the borough can build roads anywhere
Mat-Su voters decide Nov. 3 whether the borough can buy right-of-way and build roads anywhere in its boundaries, across road service area lines.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Hill runs second in Alaska's unofficial U.S. House primary count
Independent Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, finished second in Alaska's U.S. House primary with 31% and advances to November against incumbent Republican Nick Begich.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
A group backing Begich for governor has spent nothing, with a website waiting for the general election
A new outside group backing Tom Begich for governor has spent nothing so far, its only financial trace a $1,116 debt for a website that wasn't even live yet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
A fight over Alaska's elections, including over outside money, is itself funded almost entirely from outside Alaska
The fight over Alaska's ranked choice voting — including over outside dark money — is itself funded almost entirely from outside Alaska, on both sides.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Peltola out-raised and out-spent Sullivan, and enters the general election with less cash
Peltola and Sullivan both advanced from Alaska's primary and will meet in November's ranked-choice general. Peltola raised more; Sullivan has more cash on hand.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Kamala Harris tried to help Mary Peltola, and both Alaska campaigns pushed back
Kamala Harris raised money for Mary Peltola. Peltola's campaign said it didn't ask, and Sullivan's campaign attacked Harris rather than Peltola.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Peltola's first general election ad, out a day after the primary, runs against her own party.
The day after advancing from the primary, Peltola's campaign announced a TV ad about breaking with Democrats, citing her low party loyalty as a credential.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska primary: who advanced and what passed, in unofficial results
Peltola and Sullivan head to November, Begich leads the House field, four of 17 governor tickets advance, and donation caps passed with 71%
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Sealaska endorses Peltola for U.S. Senate
Sealaska endorsed Peltola for U.S. Senate, but the association of the 12 Alaska Native regional corporations' leaders backed her opponent, Sen. Dan Sullivan.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
First Election Day Tapes from two statistically significant Anchorage precincts put Kreiss-Tomkins and Begich ahead of the field
All of our analysis these were the precinct that most closely aligned with statewide results, so Alaska news went out to get that information. This is not the statewide results.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A federal civil rights body is examining whether Alaska's ranked choice voting makes it harder for some to vote
A federal civil rights body is examining whether ranked choice voting hurts some Alaska voters, with briefings starting Aug. 26 as repeal returns to the ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing the governor, Senate and House races
Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing crowded races for governor, Senate and House to four each — 17 governor tickets, two Dan Sullivans on the ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Most political money reported before Alaska's primary is aimed at a November ballot measure
The big independent-spending reports before Alaska's primary are mostly not about Tuesday. Most of the money is for November's ranked-choice repeal fight.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A progressive firm's Alaska poll: two-thirds worry about the basics, and a simulated Senate race favors Peltola
A progressive firm's Alaska poll finds two-thirds of voters worried about affording the basics, and a modeled Senate race favoring Peltola over Sullivan.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's ranked-choice fight returns to the Supreme Court, months before a repeat repeal vote
Alaska's ranked-choice voting returns to the Supreme Court next week, the latest round in a years-long fight, with a repeal already on the November ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Three Alaska Native groups demand answers on rural election staffing before Tuesday's primary
Three Alaska Native groups are demanding the state account for unfilled rural election-worker jobs and pay overdue per diem before Tuesday's primary, citing past precincts that never opened.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readAI
Thursday is the last day to file for Bethel city council
Thursday at 4 p.m. is the last chance to file for one of four Bethel city council seats on the Oct. 6 ballot. Voters have until Sept. 6 to register.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Filing closes at 3 p.m. Monday with no publicly known candidate for 12 Kodiak Island Borough seats
Candidate filing for the Kodiak Island Borough's Oct. 6 election closes at 3 p.m. Monday. Only assembly filers appear in the state's public list, and the borough does not publish its declarations of candidacy before the deadline, so how many of the 16 seats drew candidates is unknown.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readAI
Two days out, AI chatbots, betting markets and polls each name a different Alaska frontrunner
Two days before Alaska's primary, AI chatbots, betting markets and polls each name a different governor frontrunner, a hidden AI signal a tracker surfaces.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday
About 1,900 Alaska voters remain flagged as inactive non-citizens heading into Tuesday's primary, and the state will not clear those flags before the election.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A pro-Republican group discloses small ad debts for two House candidates, listing the creditor at its treasurer's address
A pro-Republican group's pre-primary filing disclosed $728 in ad debts for two House candidates, listing the creditor at its treasurer's own address.
by Lucas Brown2w ago2 min readAI
Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election
Trump waded into Alaska's Senate primary, telling voters which of two similarly named Dan Sullivans to pick — flexing GOP-base clout in a state he carried.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readAI