Federal race · 2026
Alaska U.S. House, at-large seat, 2026
Primary: August 18, 2026 · General election: November 3, 2026
Money raised
- Nicholas Begich III (R)$6.4M raised · $1.8M on hand
- Bill Hill (I)$2.3M raised · $190K on hand
- Mary Peltola (D)$152K raised · $3K on hand
Raised Cash on hand · bars are blue for Democrats, red for Republicans, gray for others
Candidates
| Candidate | Status | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Begich III (R) | General-election nominee | $6,438,903.51 | $4,760,366.88 | $1,782,866.69 | 2026-10-14 |
| Bill Hill (I) | General-election nominee | $2,348,816.50 | $2,158,385.57 | $190,430.93 | 2026-09-30 |
| Mary Peltola (D) | Not running (declined to run) | $152,304.86 | $232,791.29 | $3,483.06 | 2026-02-13 |
9 registered candidates with no financial reports yet
- David Ambrose (N) · Lost primary
- David Ambrose II (Unaffiliated) · Registered with the FEC; has not yet raised or spent $5,000
- Hafner Eric (Democratic) · General-election nominee
- Jim C McDermott (Libertarian) · General-election nominee
- John Brendan Williams (Democratic) · Withdrawn
- Lady Donna Dutchess (N) · Lost primary
- Matthew Christopher Williams (Independent) · Lost primary
- Matthew Damian Schultz (Democratic) · Withdrawn
- Melanie A. Salazar (No party) · Lost primary
Totals from the FEC candidate summary file, retrieved October 23, 2026. A dated snapshot, not live reporting; each candidate’s FEC page is the official source.
Total spent on this race
$11,571,361.22 = candidates’ own spending $7,327,243.34 + outside spending $4,244,117.88
| Candidate | Outside spending for | Against | Electioneering and member messages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hill | $2,186,268.14 | $122,107.50 | $0.00 |
| Nicholas Begich III | $923,542.94 | $779,966.20 | $0.00 |
| Jim C McDermott | $231,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mary Peltola | $733.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Candidates’ own spending is their committees’ disbursements less transfers to other committees, contributions to others, loan repayments and refunds (FEC committee summary). Outside spending is independent expenditures, electioneering communications and company or union member communications for or against these candidates (FEC totals by candidate from regular reports, retrieved October 24, 2026; the latest 24- and 48-hour notices are not included yet). Party coordinated spending is not split by race and is not included. All the money
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data for Progress (D){{cite web|url=https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/10/20/every-statewide-race-in-alaska-is-close-as-7-in-10-voters-worry-about-affording-gas-and-food|title=Every Statewide Race in Alaska Is Close, as 7 in 10 Voters Worry About Affording Gas and Food | date=October 20, 2026}} | October 8–16, 2026 | 694 (LV) | RCV round 4% · Bill Hill 48% · Eric Hafner 42% · Jim McDermott 5% |
| 668 (LV) | 1 | 50% | 43% | RCV round 5% · Nick Begich III 1% · Bill Hill 4% |
| 2 | 50% | 45% | 5% | Nick Begich III 4% |
| 659 (LV) | 3 | 50% | 49% | Bill Hill 5% |
| 668 (LV) | 3 | 50% | 50% | Bill Hill 4% |
| Alaska Survey Research | October 1–3, 2026 | 1,512 (LV) | ± 3.0% | Nick Begich III 50% · Bill Hill 40% · Eric Hafner 7% · Jim McDermott 3% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
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