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.
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Alaska Supreme Court Election Ruling Unexplained 65 Days Later
Alaska Supreme Court kept Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the Senate primary ballot June 29 but has not published its reasoning 66 days later, despite ballots already printed.
by Walter AlaskaNews3h 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 AlaskaNews6d ago4 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 AlaskaNews2w 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 AlaskaNews2w 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
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
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
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
Money floods a dead-even Alaska Senate race
Alaska's U.S. Senate race is awash in unprecedented money — some $30 million — as Sullivan and Peltola run dead even ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Peltola's energy platform draws fire from both sides in the race
Mary Peltola rolled out an energy platform in her Senate race against Dan Sullivan, drawing rebuttals from his campaign and from Alaska environmental groups.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's Senate race is on pace to shatter spending records — before a primary that decides nothing
Both certain to advance, Sullivan and Peltola are already spending at a record pace — because Alaska's seat could decide control of the U.S. Senate.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Super PACs report nearly $1 million in Alaska Senate spending on a single day
Three super PACs spent nearly $1 million in a single day on Alaska's U.S. Senate race, with groups backing Sullivan and opposing Peltola dominating the spending 12 days before the Aug. 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
National money is pouring into Alaska's two big races, on every side
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.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Record outside money floods Alaska's Senate race from both sides
Record money is flooding Alaska's Peltola-Sullivan Senate race from both sides, with super PACs pledging $15M for Sullivan and $11M for Peltola.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Outside money keeps flowing into the Alaska Senate race — mostly against Sullivan
Outside groups poured another $210,000 into the Alaska Senate race this week, mostly against Sullivan — the latest in a year where Peltola leads the money flow but Sullivan holds other edges.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The Sullivan who won his case lands on the ballot with no party
Daniel J. Sullivan filed as a Republican and won his fight to stay on the Senate ballot. His reward: he appears with no party label, while the incumbent gets "Republican, incumbent."
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska labor splits in the Senate race as AFL-CIO back Peltola and building trades back Sullivan
Alaska's AFL-CIO backed Peltola — no shock there — but three building-trades unions went for Sullivan, splitting labor in a toss-up Senate race.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Supreme Court upholds the mail-ballot rule rural Alaska relies on
The Supreme Court upheld the late-arriving-ballot rule that much of rural Alaska relies on to vote. Primary by-mail applications are due Aug. 8.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
Peltola campaign launches salmon video game attacking Sullivan over trawling
Mary Peltola's campaign built a browser game where you play a salmon dodging trawler nets. Subtle it is not.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Two Dan Sullivans, and a ballot solution the state wrote itself
The court put the second Dan Sullivan on the ballot but left the labeling to the state — and the state's fix leaves him the only candidate of 16 with no party listed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Aleutians East newsletter flags fisheries as defining issue in 2026 Alaska races
Aleutians East Borough won a legal fight over salmon fishing rules in May and is now directing voters to check where candidates stand on fisheries in the 2026 governor, Senate, and House races.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Petersburg pushed back when the state pulled Sullivan off the ballot
Newly released letters show Petersburg residents demanding the state show its evidence for pulling their neighbor off the Senate ballot.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Peltola out-raises Sullivan, who still has more cash banked
Peltola is out-raising Sullivan roughly four to one this year. Sullivan still has more money in the bank. Both facts are true at once.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska Democrats hold a volunteer picnic ahead of primary election
Alaska Democrats are gathering at an Anchorage park Thursday evening to sign up volunteers, four weeks out from a primary with a Senate seat on it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Sullivan campaign ad features veteran the VA told to leave Alaska for care
Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign features a retired Marine who says the VA initially told him to move to Seattle for care, arguing Alaska veterans lack reliable access to specialized treatment at home.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Peltola challenges Sullivan for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat
Mary Peltola, Alaska's first Alaska Native in Congress, challenges Republican Dan Sullivan for his U.S. Senate seat Nov. 3, with mid-2026 polls showing her ahead by five to seven points.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The SAVE Act now rides on the defense bill Alaska wants
The SAVE Act is now attached to the defense bill carrying Alaska's military money — putting Murkowski's opposition against Sullivan's biggest win in one vote.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska ballot will show two Dan Sullivans differently — here's what voters need to know
Two Dan Sullivans will appear on Alaska's August 18 primary ballot after a court ruled the challenger cannot be removed, though his Republican party label will not print next to his name.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI