Alaska Elections
Alaska elections are the state's contests for public office and ballot questions, from the governor and the Legislature to Congress. They take in candidate filings, primaries, ranked choice general elections, recounts and ballot measures.
AI Election Monitor
Composite = avg of AI + Markets + Polls. 7-day average through 2026-10-26. Ratings from the Election Voting Monitor. How it is measured.
U.S. Senate
Primary · Certified- Mary Peltolaadvanced50%
Predicted: est. 51% · AI 48% · Mkt 56% · Poll 48%
- Dan Sullivanadvanced41%
Predicted: est. 47% · AI 50% · Mkt 43% · Poll 47%
- Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.advanced2%
- David B. Leslieadvanced, withdrew1%
On the November ballot: Heikes, Gerald L. · Peltola, Mary · Sullivan, Dan S. · Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.
Governor
Primary · Certified- Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkinsadvanced23%
Predicted: est. 11% · AI 10% · Mkt 11% · Poll 11%
- Thomas Scott Begichadvanced, withdrew21%
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%
On the November ballot: Bronson/Church · Kreiss-Tomkins/Johnson · Taylor/English · Wilson/Shower
U.S. House
Primary · Certified- Nick Begich IIIadvanced45%
Predicted: est. 57% · AI 67% · Poll 48%
- Bill Hilladvanced33%
Predicted: est. 23% · AI 14% · Poll 31%
- Matthew Damian Schultzadvanced, withdrew8%
- Eric Hafneradvanced4%
On the November ballot: Begich, Nick · Hafner, Eric · Hill, Bill · McDermott, James C. "Jim"
Races6
Alaska US House
The race for Alaska's one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, elected statewide every two years. It takes in candidate filings, the open primary, ranked choice voting in the general election, and campaign finance.
4 candidates · 19 articles
Alaska Ballot Measures
Alaska ballot measures are the initiatives, referendums and constitutional amendments voters decide statewide. They take in petition drives, signature counts, legal challenges to ballot language, and the laws voters adopt or repeal.
29 articles
Alaska US Senate
The races for Alaska's two seats in the U.S. Senate, each elected statewide for a six-year term. They take in candidate filings, the open primary, ranked choice voting in the general election, and campaign finance.
2 candidates · 95 articles
Alaska Governor
The race for governor of Alaska, which elects the state's chief executive and the lieutenant governor on a joint ticket. It takes in candidate filings, the open primary, ranked choice voting in the general election, and campaign finance.
19 candidates · 65 articles
Alaska State House
The races for the Alaska House of Representatives, whose 40 seats are elected every two years from single member districts. They take in candidate filings, the open primary, ranked choice general elections and the redistricting that draws the districts.
5 candidates · 28 articles
Alaska State Senate
The races for the Alaska State Senate, whose 20 seats, lettered A to T, each join two House districts. Senators serve four-year terms, half elected every two years, through the open primary and a ranked choice general election.
3 candidates · 3 articles
Coverage30+
Cook moves Alaska's U.S. House race to Lean Republican as a new poll shows a closer race
Cook Political Report moved Alaska's House race from Likely to Lean Republican. Begich is still favored, but a new poll has Hill within 2 in the final round.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
No on 2 spends $2.1 million in about 10 days as the ranked choice vote nears
The campaign to keep ranked choice voting spent $2.09 million in about 10 days, mostly on ads. The repeal side spent $242,000. Voters decide Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Peltola taken to hospital after Anchorage crash; Fairbanks, Bethel stops moved
A driver rear-ended Mary Peltola's car Saturday as she headed to the AFN banquet. She and her family had minor injuries, and two campaign stops are being moved.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Trump calls Murkowski a disgrace and urges Alaskans to repeal ranked-choice voting
Trump called Murkowski a disgrace for knocking DOJ's Alaska lawsuit and told Alaskans to vote yes on repealing ranked choice.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Peltola and voter groups move to fight DOJ's suit to block Alaska certification
Peltola's campaign and voter groups want in on DOJ's Alaska certification suit. Blanche says DOJ isn't trying to stop certification. The suit says otherwise.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago4 min read
Murkowski says Justice Department shouldn't have sued over two Sullivans
Murkowski says the Justice Department never should have sued over Alaska's two Senate Sullivans. Alaskans can pick their own candidate, she says.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Three candidates for governor pledge tribal affairs offices or liaisons at AFN forum
Three governor candidates told AFN delegates they'd add tribal affairs offices, advisors or liaisons to state government. Bernadette Wilson didn't take part.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Judge rules Dahlstrom couldn't override APOC on Tagle, a move she also made for Taylor
A judge ruled Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom couldn't override APOC's finding against Jose Tagle. She overrode its finding against Treg Taylor the very same day.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
Groups backing Bill Hill spend more than $400,000 urging Alaskans not to rank Eric Hafner
Two groups backing independent Bill Hill have spent nearly $400,000 on ads attacking Democrat Eric Hafner in Alaska's US House race.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Lieutenant governor candidates vow to carry out Ballot Measure 2, split on what comes next
Three lieutenant governor hopefuls promised to run Ballot Measure 2 whichever way it goes, then split on fixing rural voting and the first job they'd want.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago4 min read
Outside groups report $67.4 million in Alaska Senate race, most of it against a candidate
Outside groups spent $67.4 million on Alaska's US Senate race, $25.8 million in just two weeks. Both Peltola and Sullivan face more attack ads than support ahead of Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
In Alaska's Senate race, political ads are borrowing the look of local news
Peltola's campaign, Republican groups supporting Sullivan and a national progressive nonprofit network are running Senate race messaging through Alaska news-style brands.
by Cale Green5d ago7 min read
Which judges are on your Alaska ballot, and why the council opposes two
Early voting is open, and the back of your ballot has judges on it. The council says keep 18, cut two in Kenai and couldn't agree on one in Juneau.
by Alaska News1w ago4 min read
Early voting has begun in Alaska. Here's what's on the ballot and how to vote.
Early voting opened Monday for governor, Senate, House and whether to keep ranked-choice voting. Here's where to go, what to bring and when results come.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Wisconsin-based super PAC reports $710K urging Alaskans to leave Sullivan blank
A Wisconsin super PAC with no named donors spent $710,000 telling Alaskans to rank Republican Gerald Heikes first and leave Sen. Dan Sullivan blank.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Murkowski's 2028 campaign had $1.56 million in cash at the end of September
Murkowski's 2028 campaign had $1.56 million cash on hand at end of September, FEC filing shows. It raised $93,000 and spent $52,000 that quarter.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
RGA-funded PAC spends $1.5 million backing three Republicans and opposing Kreiss-Tomkins
Kodiak PAC, funded by the Republican Governors Association, spent $1.5 million backing three GOP tickets and opposing Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins before Alaska's Nov. 3 governor's race.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Peltola takes in $14.1 million in two months, nearly 7 times Sullivan's haul
Peltola took in about seven times what Sullivan did in the latest two-month reports. Both spent more than they took in, and Sullivan still has more cash.
by Alaska News1w ago4 min read
Like Vance and Trump, Cruz will campaign for Sullivan in a Republican-leaning region
Vance hit Fairbanks, Trump hit the Mat-Su and Cruz heads to Kenai. All three picked parts of Alaska where Republicans did best in 2024. We ran the numbers.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Bronson stays in governor's race, disputing Trump's account of deal to quit
Trump says Bronson agreed to quit the governor's race. Bronson says they remember the calls differently, and he is staying in.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min read
House candidate Sheldon Prout amends disclosure to describe 2025 advance work for vice president
Kodiak House candidate Sheldon Prout amended his disclosure, calling his 2025 vice president office work a seven day advance job. Rival Kathy Simpler has outraised him nearly five to one.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Murdoch gives $500,000 to No on 2 as repeal side reports $279,000 from Aurora
Kathryn Murdoch gave $500,000 to fight the ranked choice repeal. The repeal side got $279,000 from Aurora Action Network. Both sides' latest filings are in.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alina Rubeo wins Wasilla mayor's race with 67% of the vote, avoiding a runoff
Alina Rubeo will be Wasilla's next mayor after winning 67% of the vote, easily avoiding a runoff. Ian Crafton held his council seat by 51 votes.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
DLCC-funded group reports $172,748 against five Republican Alaska House candidates
A DLCC-funded group in D.C. has spent or owes $172,748.70 against five Alaska House Republicans. None of its listed true sources has an Alaska address.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Three governor candidates lay out rural energy and subsistence plans at Tanana Chiefs forum
Three governor candidates pitched rural energy and subsistence fixes at a Tanana Chiefs forum. • Kreiss-Tomkins vowed to protect PCE funding and drop federal subsistence lawsuits. • Taylor pushed a constitutional amendment for state fish and game control. • Bronson proposed river roads like Fairbanks to Galena to cut costs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Klejka wins Bethel's fourth council seat by 15 votes after canvass
Joseph Klejka won Bethel's last council seat by 15 votes. The resolution certifying it gives him a "one-year term ending October 2028," a math problem.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Trump endorses Wilson
Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor, attacked two Republican rivals and urged the GOP field to unite behind her.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
House District 36 candidates back trawling limits at Tanana Chiefs forum
Rep. Rebecca Schwanke and challenger Crystal Jones both called for limits on trawling at a Tanana Chiefs Conference forum, and laid out ways to cut rural costs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
AFN board won't endorse candidates this year after backing Peltola in 2022 and 2024
AFN's board won't endorse any candidates this year, after the group backed Mary Peltola in 2022 and 2024. Peltola is now running for U.S. Senate.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Outside groups report nearly $13 million in Alaska Senate spending in one week
Outside groups reported nearly $13 million in spending on Sullivan vs. Peltola last week, the most yet. Some still haven't had to say who's footing the bill.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Candidates33
Bruce Walden
Governor candidate
Reynold Okitkun
State Representative
Stephen Wright
City Attorney
Hank Kroll
Dan Sager
James Parkin
Alaska gubernatorial candidate
Lesil McGuire
Former state senator and state representative; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Shelley Hughes
Senator
Matt Andrew Heilala
Republican candidate for governor
Jessica Faircloth
Candidate for Governor
Meda DeWitt
President and Board Chair
Darren Morgan Deacon
Candidate for State Senator
Nicholas Danger
Adam Crum
Former Commissioner
Joshua Jesse Church
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Gregg B. Brelsford
Former Borough Manager
Click Bishop
Member, Senate Finance Committee
Thomas Begich
Former state senator; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Former State Representative; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Treg Taylor
Attorney General of Alaska; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Dave Bronson
Former Anchorage Mayor; 2026 gubernatorial candidate
Bill Hill
2026 U.S. House candidate
John Brendan Williams
2026 U.S. House candidate; Alaska Sea Grant fisheries workforce specialist
Matthew Schultz
2026 U.S. House candidate
William Hunt
Candidate for State Senator
Mary Peltola
Former U.S. Representative; 2026 U.S. Senate candidate
Nick Begich
U.S. Representative
Dan Sullivan
U.S. Senator
Edna DeVries
Mayor
Nancy Dahlstrom
Lieutenant Governor
Robyn Niayuq Frier
Representative
Chuck Kopp
Representative
Matt Claman
Senator