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← 2022
U.S. Senate, Alaska
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2026
Primary: August 8, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Alaska
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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Voters in Alaska will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Daniel S. Sullivan (R), who first took office in 2015. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

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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.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan and Ann Diener are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Daniel S. Sullivan (R)
		Ann Diener (D)

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Ann Diener

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am passionate about helping the American people and Alaskans. I want to help improve our state by encouraging development, improving quality of life and doing so sustainably. My focus areas are LNG, Critical Minerals, Mining, Schools Funding and encouraging people to move to Alaska as our state population is declining and on track to be almost eliminated by 2050. People are needed to work here, and we must build desirable communities in Alaskans to live in and enjoy. We have such a beautiful state and our travel and tourism industry should encourage positive growth. We need to improve our state and encourage people to see that Alaska has a thriving future. This is something that is currently not happening, and it is time to elect someone with fresh eyes on the challenges we face. Coming from California, where we faced overdevelopment I stood against, I can work for Alaskans to encourage positive growth with constituents interest in mind. I will encourage direct communication and put your needs first. My goal is to engage everyone in an interactive way online, in person and over the phone. As a US Senate member Alaskans come first and we want to understand one another to build strong healthy successful communities. Our strategic importance is significant globally, and I intend to work in foreign policy to create beneficial relationships with all nations to provide our citizens export opportunities to generate more success."

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Key Messages

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We can develop Alaska responsibly to encourage our own prosperity. We have huge resources here in our state that we can work with to bring new people here so we can fill all the vacant positions in our state. We must build and refurbish housing to provide adequately for employees. Build adequate roads and promote what we have more effectively and reduce heating and electrical costs with an all in approach. We can also grow crops and work more on establishing farms and agriculture throughout our state. Alaska Grown is delicious, and we need to expand this program to meet our food security needs. Many people in the lower 48 have no idea how many jobs we have here, how amazing our produce is and what we can do together.

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We need to work on the Dalton Highway to improve our ability to have full access and use of our state. In most other states, Americans and tourists can drive from one end to the other of their state. I have a plan to work on helping Alaskans and tourists to have full access and use if it is desirable to constituents. Militarily that also makes sense as roads are required to support ourselves. Imagine an Alaska that you can drive in the summer in your car from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay and then to Utiavik and then down to Anchorage. We can make this happen as the "haul road" now Dalton Highway only took 50 days to build when the pipeline was constructed, so the new LNG pipeline can help us to achieve the new road construction.

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I support a full extension of the Alaska Railroad to Alberta, Canada with a connector to the mining districts to assist in the ore haul and also to benefit the transport of US and Canadian goods to the port of Anchorage. Our Canadian partners can help us pay for it as they have a very big interest in having the rail extension themselves to reach our port here to move Canadian fuels, timber and other goods directly from Alaska bypassing Seattle. We can then expand the railroad to the northwest side to the Ambler mining district to assist in the ore haul in addition to putting a road into this very important region.

Voting information

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Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Ann Diener (D)

We can develop Alaska responsibly to encourage our own prosperity. We have huge resources here in our state that we can work with to bring new people here so we can fill all the vacant positions in our state. We must build and refurbish housing to provide adequately for employees. Build adequate roads and promote what we have more effectively and reduce heating and electrical costs with an all in approach. We can also grow crops and work more on establishing farms and agriculture throughout our state. Alaska Grown is delicious, and we need to expand this program to meet our food security needs. Many people in the lower 48 have no idea how many jobs we have here, how amazing our produce is and what we can do together.

We need to work on the Dalton Highway to improve our ability to have full access and use of our state. In most other states, Americans and tourists can drive from one end to the other of their state. I have a plan to work on helping Alaskans and tourists to have full access and use if it is desirable to constituents. Militarily that also makes sense as roads are required to support ourselves. Imagine an Alaska that you can drive in the summer in your car from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay and then to Utiavik and then down to Anchorage. We can make this happen as the "haul road" now Dalton Highway only took 50 days to build when the pipeline was constructed, so the new LNG pipeline can help us to achieve the new road construction.

I support a full extension of the Alaska Railroad to Alberta, Canada with a connector to the mining districts to assist in the ore haul and also to benefit the transport of US and Canadian goods to the port of Anchorage. Our Canadian partners can help us pay for it as they have a very big interest in having the rail extension themselves to reach our port here to move Canadian fuels, timber and other goods directly from Alaska bypassing Seattle. We can then expand the railroad to the northwest side to the Ambler mining district to assist in the ore haul in addition to putting a road into this very important region.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ann Diener (D)

I am passionate about workers rights, housing, an all in approach to fuel, renewables and support LNG sustainably produced with oversight to insure that we can manage and ultimately take advantage of even the waste we produce. I work hard in Foreign Policy & have worked with many nations before. I believe in protecting and advancing American interests internationally and as the next US Senator from Alaska, I intend to work hard to maintain peace and freedom as well as use my diplomatic skills to create new opportunities with our neighboring countries. Travel and tourism sectors are very important to me. I intend to seek funding for our state to promote itself in the lower 48 and internationally, so we can attract the tallent we need.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Ann Diener (D)

Response to constituents and care for the communities you serve in your home state. Leadership in understanding the world globally and how it can benefit Americans and constituents.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Ann Diener (D)

I work very hard and try to understand what is going on in our world from leadership roles I have had before.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Ann Diener (D)

I would like to leave Alaska much better than I found it with more people happier and our state really friendly and fun with lots of opportunity for both the younger generation we need to develop and encourage and working people to live purpose driven lives towards their success securing their retirements.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Ann Diener (D)

I worked at Figurine World in Gaithersburg, Maryland as a sales associate when I was 14 years old for about a year and when I was earning them more money by selling more figurines and always adding on as well as closing the store because the 17 year old left early, I asked for a 25 cent raise to $4.25 from $4 per hour and they turned me down. I quit. Within 20 minutes I had a new job earning $5.50 per hour with overtime benefits at MJ Designs, a Michaels store.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Ann Diener (D)

Wonder Woman

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Ann Diener (D)

Affordability and our ability to do great things that are better than our predecessors.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ann Diener (D)

Diane Feinstein

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

Ann Diener (D)

I would build strong working relationships with other senate members to build projects that are successful for the American people and serve with the intention of working at the behest of Alaskans to insure we have a better than projected future ahead for ourselves.

What committees interest you?

Ann Diener (D)

Energy and Natural Resources, Environment and Public Works, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Small Business and Entrepenuership, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

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• Daniel S. Sullivan

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Daniel S. Sullivan	Republican Party	$4,801,794	$1,625,914	$3,907,623	As of June 30, 2025
Ann Diener	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Alaska, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	9/16/2025	9/9/2025	9/2/2025	8/26/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Lisa Murkowski in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	53.7	136,330	20,571	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	46.3	117,534	2,224	3
		Patricia Chesbro	0.0	0	-29,134	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	44.5	115,759	1,641	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	44.3	115,310	3,209	3
		Patricia Chesbro	11.2	29,134	901	3
		Buzz Kelley	0.0	0	-8,575	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Lisa Murkowski	43.4	114,118	0	Won (3)
		Kelly Tshibaka	42.6	112,101	0	3
		Patricia Chesbro	10.7	28,233	0	3
		Buzz Kelley	3.3	8,575	0	2
		Ted Gianoutsos (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Sid Hill (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Joe Stephens (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 263,027
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Murkowski (R)	45.0	85,794
✔		Kelly Tshibaka (R)	38.5	73,414
✔		Patricia Chesbro (D)	6.8	12,989
✔		Buzz Kelley (R)	2.1	4,055
	Submit photo	Pat Nolin (R)	1.1	2,004
		Edgar Blatchford (D)	1.0	1,981
		Ivan Taylor (D)	1.0	1,897
		Samuel Merrill (R)	0.8	1,529
		Sean Thorne (L)	0.7	1,399
		Shoshana Gungurstein (Independent)	0.4	853
		Joe Stephens (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.4	805
		John Schiess (R)	0.4	734
		Dustin Darden (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.3	649
		Kendall Shorkey (R)	0.3	627
		Karl Speights (R)	0.3	613
	Submit photo	Jeremy Keller (Independent)	0.2	405
		Sid Hill (Independent)	0.1	274
		Huhnkie Lee (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	David Darden (Independent)	0.1	198

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sam Little (R)
• Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)
• Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan (R)	53.9	191,112
		Al Gross (Nonpartisan)	41.2	146,068
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	4.7	16,806
	Submit photo	Jed Whittaker (G) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Sid Hill (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Karen Nanouk (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	601

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,587
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan	100.0	65,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,257
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Master Newman (R)

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Al Gross and John Howe defeated Edgar Blatchford and Chris Cumings in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Gross	79.9	50,047
✔		John Howe	6.6	4,165
		Edgar Blatchford	8.7	5,463
	Submit photo	Chris Cumings	4.8	2,989

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Darden (Independent)
• Larry Barnes (Independent)
• David Matheny (Independent)

2016

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	44.4%	138,149
	Libertarian	Joe Miller	29.2%	90,825
	Independent	Margaret Stock	13.2%	41,194
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	11.6%	36,200
	Independent	Breck Craig	0.8%	2,609
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	0.6%	1,758
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	706
Total Votes				311,441
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

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Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)

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