Mary Peltola spent campaign funds in 2025, when she was, on paper, a U.S. House candidate. The NRSC says she had no visible campaign so the spending “must have been for her personal use.”
Alaska Elections
Independent attorney Gregg Brelsford is 18th candidate in Alaska governor’s race
Brelsford said he’s running to be what he calls “Alaska’s education governor.”
Alaska House passes elections overhaul bill amid national debate around voter access
If signed by the governor, Senate Bill 64 would enact a new ballot tracking system, provide paid postage for all absentee mail-in ballots and authorize checks to update Alaska’s voter rolls.
Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds
The Alaska Division of Elections and Department of Law declined to waive confidentiality on advice that led the state to hand detailed data to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Alaskans trying to repeal ranked choice voting sue over ballot wording
A repeal measure will appear on the ballot this year. What it says, exactly, is in dispute.
10 candidates report six-figure hauls from early fundraising in Alaska governor’s race
With strong early fundraising, quite a few candidates have a real shot at winning, according to one analyst.