2026 Alaska gubernatorial election


The 2026 Alaska gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor and [Lieutenant Governor of Alaska|lieutenant Governor of Alaska|governor of Alaska]. The primary election will occur on August 18, 2026 as a nonpartisan blanket primary, in which the four highest-placing candidates will advance to a ranked-choice general election. Incumbent Governor Mike Dunleavy is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.

Candidates

Republican Party

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Publicly expressed interest

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined

Primary election

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tom
Begich 		Click
Bishop 		Adam
Crum 		Nancy
Dahlstrom 		Edna
DeVries 		Mary
Peltola 		Treg
Taylor 		Bernadette
Wilson 		Undecided
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025678 ± 4.0%6%6%4%10%2%40%3%11%18%

"Republican Primary Poll"

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Nancy
Dahlstrom 		Mary
Peltola 		Bernadette
Wilson 		OtherUndecided
Cygnal July 24–27, 2025500 –11%9%17%6%57%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		RCV
round		Tom
Begich 		Click
Bishop 		Adam
Crum 		Nancy
Dahlstrom 		Edna
DeVries 		Mary
Peltola 		Treg
Taylor 		Bernadette
Wilson
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025584 ± 4.0%18%8%5%13%3%47%3%13%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025581 ± 4.0%28%9%5%14%Elim48%4%14%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025575 ± 4.0%38%9%5%15%Elim48%Elim14%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025567 ± 4.0%49%10%Elim17%Elim49%Elim15%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025562 ± 4.0%5Elim10%Elim19%Elim54%Elim16%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025544 ± 4.0%6ElimElimElim23%Elim58%Elim19%
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025491 ± 4.0%7ElimElimElim35%Elim65%ElimElim
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025498 ± 4.0%7ElimElimElim36%Elim64%ElimElim
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025539 ± 4.0%7ElimElimElim41%Elim59%ElimElim
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025539 ± 4.0%7ElimElimElim49%Elim51%ElimElim
Data for Progress July 21–27, 2025562 ± 4.0%744%ElimElim56%ElimElimElimElim

Nick Begich vs. Mary Peltola

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Nick
Begich 		Mary
Peltola 		OtherUndecided
Data for Progress February 28 – March 7, 20251000 ± 3.0%46%46%5%3%

Nancy Dahlstrom vs. Mary Peltola

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Nancy
Dahlstrom 		Mary
Peltola 		OtherUndecided
Data for Progress February 28 – March 7, 20251000 ± 3.0%34%44%14%7%