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Alaska At-Large District

AK-AL • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Matt Schultz 10,195 8.1%
Eric Hafner 4,766 3.8%
John B. Williams 3,192 2.5%
Yaquelin Reynoso 2,248 1.8%

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Nick Begich 58,133 46.2%
Clay Strickland 2,933 2.3%
Eddie Goldfarb 738 0.6%

Libertarian Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
James C. “Jim” McDermott 1,557 1.2%
John E. Sr. Foddrill 272 0.2%

Nonpartisan Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Bill Hill 39,113 31.1%
Melanie A. Salazar 874 0.7%
Lady Donna Dutchess 504 0.4%
David Richey 437 0.4%
David R. II Ambrose 366 0.3%

Undeclared Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Matthew “Bronco” Williams 450 0.4%

Full calendar and every race: Alaska primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Nick Begich III
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+8
2024 Margin
R+10

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Nick Begich III

Nick Begich III Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $5,470,446
Cash on Hand: $3,119,158
Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola

Democrat
Total Raised: $152,305
Cash on Hand: $3,483

Matthew Damian Schultz

Democrat
Total Raised: $865,433
Cash on Hand: $470,681

Bill Hill

Independent
Total Raised: $1,336,292
Cash on Hand: $515,886

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 AK-AL House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 AK-AL House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race Notes

Defeated Peltola 2024; ranked-choice voting state

Race News

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