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Not a core swing state
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Alaska · Governor
State Lean
Lean Republican
Not a core swing state
Primary System
Party primary or state-specific
No primary runoff
Election Rules
Primary Aug 18, 2026
Runoff: No
General: Nov 3, 2026
Sources reviewed May 2, 2026 · National Governors Association, Gubernatorial Elections · NCSL · Vote.org · Manual editorial review
Important voting dates, registration deadlines and prediction market closing times.
November
TUE 3
Alaska 2026 general election
November
FRI 6
Prediction market closes
Recent reporting and announcements directly related to this race and its candidates.
Early count results in Alaska’s governor race show two Democrats and two Republicans in the lead, but the ballot is not final yet. More ballots still need to be counted, and late dropouts could change who advances to November. The market should treat the general-election field as unsettled for now. The news keeps the race uncertain because the November ballot lineup is still fluid. It does not yet clearly favor either party.
The party is in the midst of a remarkable comeback—mostly thanks to one man.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. While early results will start rolling in Tuesday night, the final outcome for more competitive races might not be known until ranked choice tabulation takes place Nov. 18.
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials on Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the general election contest after Democratic tensions boiled over. The move came after Stevens was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed as he campaigned for the Michigan seat. The outcome could help determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
On the eve of the election, Democrats appear within striking distance of winning the Senate majority, but many seats in play are in toss-up territory in deep-red states that could still break in either party’s direction.
Wilson and the other two Republicans in the race have opposed the possibility of expanding Alaska’s corporate income tax to apply to companies like Hilcorp that don’t currently pay it.
In a nightmare scenario, control of the US Senate could hinge on Alaska, where remote communities, late-arriving mail ballots, ranked-choice voting and a legal fight could leave the outcome unresolved for days or weeks.
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Alaska’s Republican-run state government on Saturday urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in that state’s pivotal U.S. Senate race, writing that there is “no reason for this Court to entertain this meritless lawsuit any longer.”
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| Date (Start - End) | Spread | Begich | Wilson | Dahlstrom | Bronson | Bishop | Hughes | Taylor | Crum | DeVries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polling Average | Begich+6.5 | 29.3% | 22.8% | 16.4% | 14.7% | 11.5% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% |
AtlasIntelOct 28 - Nov 1 | Wilson+24.6 | – | 34.0% | – | 9.4% | – | – | 4.1% | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversityOct 23 - 30 | Wilson+21.0 | – | 31.0% | – | 9.0% | – | – | 10.0% | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversityOct 23 - 30 | Wilson+17.0 | – | 25.0% | – | 7.0% | – | – | 8.0% | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversityOct 23 - 30 | Wilson+22.0 | – | 35.0% | – | – | – | – | 13.0% | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 23 - 25 | Wilson+18.5 | – | 30.6% | – | 12.1% | – | – | 6.6% | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 23 - 25 | Wilson+18.4 | – | 33.5% | – | 15.1% | – | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 15 - 18 | Wilson+18.0 | – | 30.0% | – | 12.0% | – | – | 8.0% | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 15 - 18 | Wilson+17.0 | – | 33.0% | – | 16.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressOct 8 - 16 | Wilson+16.0 | – | 28.0% | – | 12.0% | – | – | 9.0% | – | – |
Data for ProgressOct 8 - 16 | Wilson+16.0 | – | 33.0% | – | 17.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 1 - 3 | Wilson+12.0 | – | 27.0% | – | 15.0% | – | – | 10.0% | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 1 - 3 | Wilson+10.0 | – | 30.0% | – | 20.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversitySep 24 - Oct 1 | Wilson+7.0 | – | 24.0% | – | 17.0% | – | – | 13.0% | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversitySep 24 - Oct 1 | Wilson+5.0 | – | 20.0% | – | 15.0% | – | – | 11.0% | – | – |
The New York Times/Siena UniversitySep 24 - Oct 1 | Wilson+9.0 | – | 31.0% | – | 22.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
CygnalSep 24 - 27 | Wilson+15.0 | – | 24.0% | – | 8.0% | – | – | 9.0% | – | – |
co/efficientSep 14 - 17 | Wilson+3.0 | – | 20.0% | – | 17.0% | – | – | 6.0% | – | – |
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact ResearchSep 8 - 11 | Wilson+6.0 | – | 20.0% | – | 14.0% | – | – | 7.0% | – | – |
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact ResearchSep 8 - 11 | Wilson+7.0 | – | 28.0% | – | 21.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchApr 16 - 19 | Begich+19.2 | 41.0% | 21.8% | – | 18.6% | 18.7% | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchApr 16 - 19 | Begich+13.0 | 43.9% | 30.9% | – | – | 25.2% | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchApr 16 - 19 | Begich+7.8 | 53.9% | 46.1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lake Research PartnersFeb 5 - 11 | Begich+22.0 | 38.0% | 16.0% | – | 13.0% | 8.0% | – | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Wilson+1.0 | – | 10.0% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Bronson+1.0 | – | 12.0% | 7.0% | 13.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | – | 5.0% | 3.0% |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Wilson+0.0 | – | 13.0% | 7.0% | 13.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% | – | 5.0% | – |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Bronson+1.0 | – | 13.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% | – | 9.0% | – | 6.0% | – |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Bronson+3.0 | – | 13.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% | – | 10.0% | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Bronson+5.0 | – | 14.0% | – | 19.0% | – | 11.0% | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressOct 17 - 23 | Bronson+5.0 | – | 18.0% | – | 23.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 10 - 14 | Begich+21.3 | 41.4% | 19.2% | 19.3% | – | 20.1% | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 10 - 14 | Begich+13.6 | 43.7% | – | 30.1% | – | 26.2% | – | – | – | – |
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 10 - 14 | Begich+1.2 | 50.6% | – | 49.4% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Wilson+0.0 | 8.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | – | 8.0% | – | 3.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Wilson+1.0 | 6.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% | – | 6.0% | – | 3.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Wilson+0.0 | 8.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | – | 8.0% | – | 4.0% | 5.0% | – |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Dahlstrom+1.0 | 8.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% | – | 9.0% | – | – | 5.0% | – |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Dahlstrom+2.0 | 9.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% | – | 10.0% | – | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Dahlstrom+3.0 | – | 16.0% | 19.0% | – | 10.0% | – | – | – | – |
Data for ProgressJul 21 - 27 | Dahlstrom+4.0 | – | 19.0% | 23.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
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Observation saved Nov 4, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC. No automatic updates.
No verified final result is available for this race.
Democratic party
Will the Democratic party win the governorship in Alaska
Settlement pending
Republican party
Will the Republican party win the governorship in Alaska
Settlement pending