Money Pours Into Alaska Race as Democrats Seek Senate Majority

Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska

Mary Peltola poses for a photo with supporters at her Jan. 17, 2026, Senate campaign kickoff event at 49th State Brewing in Anchorage. Her campaign collected $8.9 million in contributions during the first quarter of the year; the campaign said it was a record total for any U.S. Senate race in Alaska. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola, who is mounting a high-profile challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a…

Money pours into Alaska race as Democrats seek Senate majority

A U.S. Senate race in Alaska is turning into one of the most expensive in the state’s history as a Democrat tries to flip a seat held by two-term incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. The fundraising bonanza comes as the odds of Democrats taking control of the Senate in this year’s midterm elections appear to be improving, according to political analysts. Democrat Mary Peltola, who held Alaska’s sole House seat from 2022 to 2025, raised almost $9 m…

Peltola Raises Nearly $9 Million for Alaska Senate Race

Mary Peltola (D) “raked in nearly $9 million across her authorized committees over the first three months of the year, a staggering sum for Alaska that reflects how critical national Democrats believe the race is to their chances of retaking the Senate majority,” Politico reports. “Peltola’s $8.9 million haul represents the largest first-quarter raise of any Senate candidate in the state’s history.”