Elections 2026

The pollock industry’s accidental catch of salmon isn’t new, but it’s landing with new political salience. Here’s a primer, and a tally of the special interest money.

Alaska’s deadline for voter registration is coming up soon, but some Typhoon Halong-impacted voters don’t need to update their residential address to vote, even if they’re living somewhere else.

In polling, the former Congresswoman appears to be neck and neck with Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Peltola spoke with KYUK while back in Bethel on the campaign trail. If elected, she would be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. Senate in more than a decade.

Alaskans who are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial or sentencing, and those who have served their sentence and have been released from correctional supervision are eligible to vote in all elections.

Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate that, especially for voters in the Bush.

Wilson says she’s a political outsider with a background in business who understands the needs of Alaskans in the way that her late, great uncle, former Gov. Wally Hickel, also did. Wilson spoke with KYUK ahead of her recent campaign stop in Bethel.

The Dillingham independent, currently the most senior member of the Alaska House of Representatives, has announced his bid to represent the sprawling Senate District S that includes Bethel. Edgmon said that there’s no substitute for experience, especially as other veteran legislators head into retirement.

Peltola supporters in Juneau said they want to see her unseat incumbent Dan Sullivan, and for Congress to take a stronger stand in checking executive powers of the Trump administration.

Senate Majority PAC is reserving a lot of air time in Alaska to target Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and boost Democrat Mary Peltola’s candidacy.

Democratic candidate proposes to eliminate income taxes for Alaskans earning less than the state’s median household income.