Sen. Dan Sullivan raised $7.5 million last year. Is it enough to withstand challenger Mary Peltola’s “money bomb”?
Alaska Elections
Mary Peltola enters Alaska U.S. Senate race
The former congresswoman is challenging incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Nationally, Democrats have high hopes that she can flip the seat.
A year before Alaska’s U.S. House election, two candidates are emerging as frontrunners
Republicans and Democrats are aligning around Republican Rep. Nick Begich III and Democratic challenger Matt Schultz, endorsements show.
Alaska Republican Senator Shelley Hughes resigns to pursue gubernatorial campaign
Her resignation follows that of fellow Senate minority caucus member Mike Shower, who represented Wasilla and resigned at the end of last month to focus on his run for lieutenant governor.
Anchorage state Sen. Matt Claman is second Democrat in Alaska governor’s race
Claman cites experience working across the aisle on a variety of issues. Claman and former state Sen. Tom Begich are the only Democrats in a large field.
New poll shows Peltola neck-and-neck with Sullivan, if she were to run for U.S. Senate
The Data for Progress poll also shows she leads the field in the governors race. But she has more name recognition and a year of campaigning could change that.