Fairbanks, Alaska sample ballot 2026

Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a Petersburg Republican, has built a life in Petersburg over nearly 50 years, per the campaign site. He earned a degree in forestry technology and worked for the U.S. Forest Service in surveying, timber management and timber sale administration, then earned a degree in education and became an elementary school teacher, per the campaign site. He taught in Petersburg schools for more than 20 years and grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois, per his official candidate statement filed with the Alaska Division of Elections. He shares a name with the state's sitting U.S. senator, Dan S. Sullivan; the Division of Elections' certified list distinguishes the two by full middle name and the 'Jr.' suffix.

Mary Peltola grew up salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River and raised seven children, per the campaign site. She served as Alaska's U.S. representative from 2022 to 2025, per the U.S. House member roster (congress-legislators dataset). The campaign site says she is running for the Senate because she has seen firsthand how government is failing Alaskans.

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 is running with Josh Church as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is a Democratic candidate for Alaska governor and former state representative from Sitka. His public record includes work on Alaska Native languages, local problem-solving, fiscal policy, rural communities, and practical cross-partisan governing. He is running with Zac Johnson as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

Treg Taylor is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor and former Alaska attorney general. His campaign emphasizes law enforcement, resource development, families, energy, and conservative leadership shaped by legal and executive-branch experience. He is running with Candi English as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

Bernadette Wilson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor, business owner, and conservative activist. Her campaign emphasizes energy, economic opportunity, public safety, parental rights, and a more confrontational approach to state and federal policy. She is running with Michael K. Shower as her candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Alaska Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.