Alaska 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor

Aug 18 2026

Completed

Top-four primary system

Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate

Nov 3 2026

6 days away

Filing Deadline: Jun 1, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Toss-up

Incumbent: R Dan Sullivan

Democrat

Carol Hafner

Mary Peltola Nominee $36,887,509 raised

Republican

Dan J. Sullivan Incumbent

Dan S. Sullivan Incumbent Nominee $11,508,274 raised

Daniel J Sullivan Incumbent $30,556 raised

Dustin Darden

Fred C. Grauberger

Gerald L. Heikes Nominee

Heather McElwain

Richard Benedict Mayers

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Mary Peltola	61,189	47.8%
David B. Leslie — Withdrew	1,428	1.1%
Carol “Kitty” Hafner	700	0.6%

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Dan S. Sullivan	55,461	93.9%
Gerald L. Heikes	1,389	2.4%
Heather McElwain	761	1.3%
Dustin Thomas House Darden	635	1.1%
Richard B. Mayers	465	0.8%
Fred C. Grauberger	375	0.6%

Alaska Independence Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Earl D. “Skip” Southworth	621	0.5%

Green Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Richard Grayson	302	0.2%

Libertarian Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Scott A. Kohlhaas	612	0.5%

Nonpartisan Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Reece J. Roberts	435	0.3%
Shirley A. Saucerman	228	0.2%

Undeclared Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Sidney “Sid” Hill	346	0.3%

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★ Governor Likely D

Incumbent: R Mike Dunleavy Term Limited

Democrat

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Nominee

Independent

Bill Walker

Destry J. Payne Sr.

Meda DeWitt

Republican

Adam Crum

Bernadette Wilson Nominee

Click Bishop

Dave Bronson Nominee

Edna DeVries

Henry R. "Hank" Kroll

James W. "JP4" Parkin

Lesil McGuire

Matt Heilala

Shelley Hughes

Treg Taylor Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Tom Begich — Withdrew	25,383	20.0%

Republican Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Bernadette M. Wilson	13,418	24.4%
Dave Bronson	10,745	19.6%
Treg Taylor	9,483	17.3%
Adam Crum	7,292	13.3%
Shelley Hughes	7,160	13.0%
Matt A. Heilala	3,464	6.3%
Edna DeVries	1,760	3.2%
Lesil McGuire	1,614	2.9%

Nonpartisan Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Jonathan S. “JKT” Kreiss-Tomkins	27,623	21.8%
Click Bishop	8,860	7.0%
Bill Walker	5,429	4.3%
Meda DeWitt	3,153	2.5%
James W. “JP4” Parkin	464	0.4%
Henry F. “Hank” Kroll	234	0.2%

Undeclared Primary

Held August 18, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Destry J. Sr. Payne	255	0.2%

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★ U.S. House 1 district

AK-AL At-Large Lean R R Nick Begich III

Nick Begich III (R) Incumbent ✓ Eric Hafner (D) ✓ Bill Hill (I) ✓ Jim McDermott (L) ✓ Matthew Damian Schultz (D) — Withdrew

Democratic · Aug 18 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 · Aug 18 Nick Begich 58,133 46.2% Clay Strickland 2,933 2.3% Eddie Goldfarb 738 0.6%

Libertarian · Aug 18 James C. “Jim” McDermott 1,557 1.2% John E. Sr. Foddrill 272 0.2%

Nonpartisan · Aug 18 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 · Aug 18 Matthew “Bronco” Williams 450 0.4%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
House	Alaska Survey Research D-sponsored	2026-08-05	1371 LV	Nick Begich III 48% · Bill Hill 33% · Eric Hafner 15% · Clay Strickland 4%
Senate	Data for Progress (D) D-sponsored missed 2024 by 4.1 pts	2026-08-04	575 LV	Mary Peltola 50% · Dan S. Sullivan 45% · Dan J. Sullivan 5% · Unsure 5%
Senate	Data for Progress (D) D-sponsored missed 2024 by 4.1 pts	2026-08-04	605 LV	Mary Peltola 45% · Dan S. Sullivan 41% · Dan J. Sullivan 4% · Gerald Heikes 3% · Unsure 5%
Governor	Change Research (D) D-sponsored	2026-07-19	604 LV	Tom Begich 17% · Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 15% · Bernadette Wilson 14% · Bill Walker 7% · Dave Bronson 6% · Click Bishop 4% · Unsure 27%
House	The Bullfinch Group/Independent Center	2026-07-16	705 LV	Nick Begich III 46% · Matt Schultz 32% · Bill Hill 20%
Governor	Alaska Survey Research D-sponsored	2026-07-01	1528 LV	Tom Begich 45% · Bernadette Wilson 31% · Dave Bronson 24%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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