Primaries in Alaska, 2026

Top-four primaries, 2026

Primary Date

August 18, 2026

Federal elections

Top-four primaries for U.S. House

State party

State political party revenue

This page focuses on the top-four primaries that will take place in Alaska on August 18, 2026.

Alaska uses a top-four primary for congressional and state-level offices. Under Alaska's top-four primary system, all candidates for a given office run in a single primary election. The top four vote-getters, regardless of partisan affiliation, then advance to the general election.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2026 (August 18 top-four primary)

A top-four primary will take place on August 18, 2026, in Alaska to determine which four candidates will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

U.S. House

See also: United States House election in Alaska, 2026 (August 18 top-four primary)

A top-four primary will take place on August 18, 2026, in Alaska's At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2026

Elections for the Alaska State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the top-four primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Alaska State Senate elections, 2026
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House of Representatives

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 18, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the top-four primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2026
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State executive offices

See also: Alaska state executive official elections, 2026

Two state executive offices are up for election in Alaska in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor

To see a full list of candidates in the top-four primaries, click "Show more" below.

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Governor of Alaska

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Context of the 2026 elections

Alaska Party Control: 1992-2026
No Democratic trifectas  •  Six years of Republican trifectas
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State party overview

Democratic Party of Alaska

See also: Democratic Party of Alaska

Republican Party of Alaska

See also: Republican Party of Alaska

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic and Republican state party affiliates.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Alaska

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

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