Alaska News tracks endorsements, candidate positions, and coverage of U.S. House elections in Alaska.
National money is flooding Alaska's Senate and House races on all sides, from a dark-money-linked PAC backing Bill Hill to $10.6 million reserved for Mary Peltola.

Begich enters Alaska's U.S. House primary the clear front-runner on money and polling; independent Bill Hill emerged as a leading challenger after a Democrat dropped out. Vote Aug. 18.

Matt Schultz suspended his U.S. House campaign Friday and endorsed Bill Hill to focus on defeating Nick Begich in August.

A political action committee spent about $500,000 backing independent congressional candidate Bill Hill ahead of Alaska's August 18 primary.

Outside groups have spent $2.5 million on Alaska's federal races ahead of the August 18 primary, with most of that money targeting Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate bid.

Alaska AFL-CIO endorsed Peltola and Hill. The federation traditionally goes Democratic. The other side wasn't asked.

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Composite = avg of AI + Markets + Polls. 7-day average through 2026-08-07. Ratings from the Election Voting Monitor. See the full Alaska U.S. House 2026 analysis.