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GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance to battleground Senate election in Alaska

Peltola led the primary and Sullivan faces a competitive race that could help decide Senate control, with ranked-choice voting on the Nov. 3 ballot.

  • On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, U.S. Representative Mary Peltola and Senator Dan Sullivan advanced from Alaska's open primary to the November general election, a race considered a toss-up.
  • Republicans currently hold a three-seat Senate majority, making this Alaska race critical for control of the chamber as the general election approaches using ranked-choice voting.
  • As of July 29, Peltola raised about $19 million and spent nearly $14 million, outspending Sullivan's $12 million raised and $5 million spent; political action committees directed about $1.3 million toward advertising.
  • Protecting Alaska's fishing industry emerged as a central campaign issue, with both candidates opposing bottom trawling; Sullivan introduced legislation to limit bycatch while Peltola called for a factory trawling ban.
  • Earlier in the cycle, Lieutenant Governor Carol Beecher disqualified a candidate named Dan J. Sullivan on June 11 due to ballot confusion, though the state Supreme Court later upheld keeping incumbent Dan Sullivan on the ballot.
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