Explore the Candidates
Alaska has Elections in 2026 for:US SENATE
US HOUSE
STATE LEGISLATURE
GOVERNOR
Candidates for Governor
Candidates have until June 1st to declare, after which point the line up may change
Republican Candidates
Click Bishop
Hometown: Fairbanks
Background: Former State Senator (District R, 2013–2025); former State Labor Commissioner; retired heavy equipment operator
Website: bishopforalaska.com
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Dave Bronson
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Former Mayor of Anchorage (2021–2024); commercial pilot; retired USAF officer
Website: bronsonforalaska.com
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Adam Crum
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Former Commissioner of Revenue and Health; businessman
Website: crumforalaska.com
Nancy Dahlstrom
Hometown: Eagle River
Background: Current Lieutenant Governor (2022–present); former Corrections Commissioner; former State Rep.
Website: nancydahlstrom.com
Edna DeVries
Hometown: Palmer (Mat-Su Borough)
Background: Current Mayor of Matanuska-Susitna Borough (2021–present); former Mayor of Palmer; businesswoman
Website: ednadevries.com
Matt Heilala
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Podiatrist; member of Alaska State Medical Board (2021–present)
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Shelley Hughes
Hometown: Palmer
Background: Former State Senate Majority Leader (2021–2023); former State Senator (2017–2025); former State Rep.
Website: shelleyhughes.com
Hank Kroll
Hometown: Kasilof (Kenai Peninsula)
Background: Author, commercial fisherman, and bush pilot
James Parkin IV
Hometown: Angoon
Background: Former teacher
Treg Taylor
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Former Alaska Attorney General (2021–2025); attorney
Website: tregtaylor.com
Bruce Walden
Hometown: Palmer
Background: Republican activist
Bernadette Wilson
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Businesswoman; waste management company founder; longtime Republican political operative
Website: wilsonforalaska.com
Democrat Candidates
Tom Begich
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Former State Senate Minority Leader (2019–2023); musician and author
Website: tombegich.com
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Matt Claman
Hometown: Anchorage
Background: Current State Senator (District H); former State Rep. and Anchorage Assembly member; attorney
Website: clamanalaska.com
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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Hometown: Sitka
Background: Former State Representative (35th District, 2013–2023); policy analyst
Website: jktforalaska.com
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Independent
Meda DeWitt
Hometown: Yakutat / Wrangell
Background: Tlingit traditional healer; massage therapist; community organizer; president of Yak-Tat Kwaan Inc.; Alaska Wilderness Society state manager
Website: medadewitt.com
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Jessica Faircloth
Hometown: Alaska (unspecified)
Background: Single mother of five; community activist
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John Wayne Howe
Hometown: Alaska (unspecified)
Background: Machine shop owner; anti-tax activist; perennial candidate
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