Name: 2026 Alaska Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: AK, United States

2026 Alaska Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Pollster	Date	Peltola (D)	Sullivan (R)	Spread
New York Times/Siena University	6/15 – 6/29	45	47	Sullivan+2
Alaska Survey Research	6/4 – 6/7	49	44	Peltola+5
Alaska Survey Research	5/14 – 5/17	48	44	Peltola+4
Alaska Survey Research	4/16 – 4/19	49	43	Peltola+6
Alaska Survey Research	3/19 – 3/22	49	44	Peltola+5
Public Policy Polling (D)	1/16 – 1/17	49	47	Peltola+2
Alaska Survey Research	1/8 – 1/11	48	46	Peltola+2
Data for Progress (D)	10/17 – 10/23	46	45	Peltola+1
Alaska Survey Research	10/10 – 10/15	48	46	Peltola+2
Alaska Survey Research	7/29 – 8/1	42	47	Sullivan+5
Data for Progress (D)	7/21 – 7/27	45	46	Sullivan+1
Alaska Survey Research	4/21 – 4/25	44	41	Peltola+3

Mary Peltola

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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Stated positions (42) ▾

Abortion: Supports codifying abortion rights in federal law and protecting women's reproductive health. [1][2][3]
Alaska fisheries: Advocates banning factory trawling and reducing bycatch to restore Alaska fish stocks. [1]
Border Security: Supports stronger border enforcement and has criticized the Biden administration's policies. [1][2]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports stronger border controls to block fentanyl. [1]
Bycatch reduction: Supports banning factory trawling and measures to reduce bycatch in Alaska fisheries. [1]
Campaign finance reform: Supports campaign finance transparency laws and overturning Citizens United. [1]
Civil Rights: Supports protecting LGBTQ+ Alaskans under the law and understands Alaskan diversity as a Native woman. [1]
Congressional stock trading: Supports banning members of Congress from stock trading. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports 12-year term limits for Congress. [1]
Crime: Supports requiring electronic monitors for gang members on probation and collecting DNA from felons. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports stricter punishment for crime including electronic monitors for gang members on probation. [1][2]
EV mandates: Opposes EV mandates without adequate rural charging infrastructure. [1]
Education: Supports quality schools as vital to the future of communities. [1]
Election integrity: mail ballots: Supports counting mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day for remote Alaskan voters. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Opposes federal mandates requiring proof of citizenship or strict photo ID for voter registration and voting. [1]
Energy Development: Supports major oil, gas, and mining projects including drilling in ANWR and NPR-A and gas refining. [1][2]
Energy and Resources: Supports major oil, gas, and mining development projects including in ANWR and NPR-A, following regional Native corporations. [1][2][3]
Energy production: Supports responsible resource development with local control and refining Alaska oil in-state. [1][2]
Environment: Acknowledges living with the devastating effects of climate change. [1]
Expanded Child Tax Credit: Supports renewing the federal Expanded Child Tax Credit of up to $3,600 per child. [1][2]
Families & Children: Supports expanded Child Tax Credit of $3,600 per child under six and $3,000 for ages 6-17. [1]
Federal spending & debt: Supports bipartisan debt ceiling deal including spending caps and permitting reforms. [1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Co-sponsors legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis through prevention and education efforts. [1]
Fisheries: Supports banning factory trawling and measures to reduce bycatch and restore Alaska fish stocks. [1]
Fisheries management: Supports banning factory trawling and reducing bycatch to restore Alaska fisheries. [1]
Free Trade: Supports banning illegal Russian trawling poaching salmon and marketing through China. [1]
Free speech & tech censorship: Supports repercussions for spreading misinformation online and in media. [1]
Gun policy: Supports common sense gun measures including universal background checks and secure storage while protecting Second Amendment rights. [1]
Health care: Supports protecting Medicaid expansion and a public option. [1][2]
Israel: Supports providing arms to Israel. [1]
Marijuana legalization: Supports federal marijuana legalization. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Opposes state bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. [1]
Parents' rights in education: Opposes the Parents Bill of Rights Act, citing student privacy and safety concerns. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports permitting reform to streamline Alaska energy projects. [1][2]
Resource development: Supports oil drilling in ANWR, NPRA, and the Willow project while opposing the Pebble mine. [1]
School choice: Opposes school vouchers. [1][2]
Student loan forgiveness: Supports Biden’s student loan debt transfer program. [1]
Taxation: Proposes eliminating income taxes for Alaskans earning less than the median household income. [1]
Taxes: Supports cutting taxes for working and middle-class Alaskans earning under $92,000. [1]
Term Limits: Supports congressional term limits to increase accountability for elected officials. [1][2]
Ukraine aid: Supports continued US military, humanitarian, and financial aid to Ukraine. [1]
Women's sports: Opposes federal legislation barring transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports. [1]

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