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Early Voting Opens for Alaska’s 2026 Primary Election — Here’s What to Expect
The guide includes candidate questionnaire responses and comparison tools after 107 of 132 legislative candidates answered, organizers said.
- The Alaska Beacon, Alaska Public Media, KTOO, and the Anchorage Daily News launched a joint 2026 voter guide to help Alaskans prepare for the August 18 primary election, providing tools to compare candidate positions on key issues.
- News organizations used a "citizens agenda" approach, asking readers what issues matter most rather than focusing on horse-race polling, and collected responses from 107 of 132 state legislative candidates for an 81% response rate.
- Early in-person voting began Monday at 10 locations across the Railbelt, Juneau, and Nome for the statewide primary, while as of July 31, just under 10,000 voters had requested absentee ballots and hundreds had already mailed votes.
- Voters can locate their Alaska Senate and House districts using the state's precinct finder tool while reviewing races for U.S. House, U.S. Senate, governor, and the state Legislature using blue or black ink on their ballots.
- The August 18 primary whittles down crowded fields as the top four candidates for each office advance to the November general election, determining which hopefuls will appear on the final ballot and shaping legislative control.
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Early voting opens for Alaska’s 2026 primary election — here’s what to expect
In addition to selecting the four U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor candidates who will be in the November general election, voters will also decide whether Alaska will limit the amount of money that political donors can give directly to…
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