Alaska Voter Guide 2026

Tom Begich is a Democratic candidate for Alaska governor and a former state senator from Anchorage. He has built his campaign around affordability, public education, energy costs, state services, and a more pragmatic style of Alaska-focused leadership. He ran second in the August 18 top-four primary with 26,179 votes in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ba

Priorities: Make Alaska more affordable · Support schools and essential public services · Lower energy costs and strengthen communities

Click Bishop is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and a former state senator from Fairbanks. A former operating engineer and labor leader, he emphasizes affordable energy, education, fisheries, and economic development rooted in Alaska resource and rural priorities. He ran sixth in the August 18 top-four primary with 9,321 votes in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absen

Priorities: Lower energy costs · Improve public education · Support fisheries, resources, and Alaska jobs

Dave Bronson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and former mayor of Anchorage. His campaign emphasizes public safety, homelessness and urban management, energy, resource development, and a conservative executive approach shaped by his city-hall experience. He ran fourth in the August 18 top-four primary with 11,000 votes in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee an

Priorities: Strengthen public safety and city-state coordination · Develop energy and natural resources · Address homelessness, infrastructure, and cost of living

Adam Crum is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue. His public record includes work on state finance, revenue policy, health administration, and resource-related economic development. He drew 7,423 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ballots for roughl

Priorities: Use state finance experience to manage budgets · Support resource development and economic growth · Improve state services and administrative performance

Edna DeVries is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Her campaign emphasizes local-government management, fiscal discipline, public safety, infrastructure, and conservative stewardship of state resources. She drew 1,794 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ballots for

Priorities: Bring local-government management to Juneau · Strengthen fiscal discipline and public safety · Support infrastructure and resource development

Meda DeWitt is an independent candidate for Alaska governor, a community organizer, and an Alaska Native health and public-service advocate. Her campaign emphasizes Indigenous communities, public health, food security, education, and a state government more responsive to everyday Alaskans. She drew 3,264 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts

Priorities: Support Indigenous communities and rural Alaska · Improve public health, food security, and education · Make state government more responsive to residents

Matt Heilala is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and a member of the Alaska State Medical Board. His campaign emphasizes health policy, family affordability, conservative government, and a different approach to state services. He drew 3,523 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ballots for roughly two weeks,

Priorities: Improve health policy and state services · Lower family cost pressures · Advance conservative government reform

Shelley Hughes is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and a former state senator from the Mat-Su. Her campaign emphasizes energy, families, education, public safety, conservative leadership, and community engagement across Alaska. She drew 7,287 votes in the August 18 top-four primary in the unofficial count with 378 of 403 precincts reporting. Alaska counts absentee and questioned ballots for roughly two week

Priorities: Expand energy and resource opportunity · Support families, schools, and community safety · Advance conservative Alaska-first leadership

Dan Sullivan is Alaska's incumbent U.S. senator and a Republican candidate for re-election in 2026. A Marine Corps reservist and former Alaska attorney general, he has emphasized military readiness, resource development, veterans, national security, and federal policy affecting Alaska's economy and communities. Sullivan ran second in the August 18 top-four primary with 56,510 votes to Mary Peltola's 63,364 in the uno

Priorities: Strengthen national security, military readiness, and veterans services · Expand Alaska resource development and energy production · Represent Alaska interests in federal infrastructure, fisheries, and public lands policy

Mary Peltola is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska and a former U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large district. She previously served in the Alaska House and built a statewide profile around fisheries, rural Alaska, bipartisan work, public lands, and practical representation for Alaska communities. Peltola led the August 18 top-four primary with 63,364 votes to Sullivan's 56,510 in the unofficial co

Priorities: Protect Alaska fisheries and coastal economies · Support rural Alaska, subsistence, and public lands priorities · Emphasize bipartisan, Alaska-first representation

William Hunt is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska. His campaign materials present him as a Fairbanks-based candidate focused on political reform, public accountability, and a populist critique of national political leadership.

Priorities: Promote government accountability and political reform · Offer a Fairbanks-based Democratic alternative · Focus on public trust and citizen-centered representation

Dustin Darden is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska and a recurring Alaska candidate. Public candidate listings identify him as part of the 2026 Senate field, and his campaign is framed around personal liberty, limited government, and participation in Alaska's open primary system.

Priorities: Run as a conservative alternative in the top-four primary · Emphasize personal-liberty and limited-government themes · Participate in Alaska's open primary Senate field

Nick Begich is the sitting U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large district, first elected in 2024, and appears on the August 18 top-four primary ballot as a registered Republican, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified list.

David R. Ambrose II appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a nonpartisan candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

Lady Donna Dutchess appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a nonpartisan candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

John E. Foddrill Sr. appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a Libertarian candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

Eddie Goldfarb appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a Republican candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

Eric Hafner appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a Democratic candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

Bill Hill appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a nonpartisan candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.

James C. "Jim" McDermott appears on the Alaska at-large ballot for the August 18, 2026 primary as a Libertarian candidate, per the state's certified candidate list.