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Alaska Primary Election (verify date at your state's Secretary of State website)

Monday, June 1, 2026 · 9 days away

U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor, statewide offices

What’s being decided

A primary election determines which candidates advance to the November general election. Voters in each party select their nominee, and the winners face each other in the fall.

Alaska holds an top-two primaryall candidates appear on a single ballot and the top two advance regardless of party.

Learn how primary elections work →

Candidates

U.S. Senate

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Lisa Murkowski

Republican · Incumbent since 2002

Lisa Murkowski has represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate since 2002, when she was appointed by her father, then-Governor Frank Murkowski. She won a historic write-in campaign to retain her seat in 2010 after losing the Republican primary. One of the most moderate members of the Senate Republican caucus, she was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict former President Trump in his second impeachment trial.

Voter information

Registration deadline

October 4, 2026 (30 days before the November 3 general)

Same-day registration available

You can register and vote on Election Day at your polling place.