Hill, an independent, had been polling behind incumbent Republican Nick Begich III. Election results are expected to change throughout the night.

In a state that routinely elects Republicans to statewide office, Kreiss-Tomkins made his "high-energy, bipartisan, problem-solving approach" a centerpiece of his campaign.

If Peltola's lead holds, she will have flipped a Senate seat in a state that President Donald Trump carried in each of the last three presidential elections.

Begich is looking to win a second term. Hill is a retired educator from Southwest Alaska.

Kreiss-Tomkins has 55% of votes cast so far against three Republicans in governor’s race; Ballot Measure 2 losing by 43.3%-56.7% tally; Story leads Kreitzer 72.7% to 28.2%

The Democrat is ahead of three Republican candidates, signaling a rebuke of GOP policies and infighting.

Sen. Dan Sullivan is looking to win a third term. Mary Peltola, a former U.S. representative, has raised record amounts of money to challenge him.

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race has drawn more money to campaigns from employees of AI companies than any other 2026 Senate race, an analysis of Federal Election Commission records shows.

On Thursday night, the Republican governor of Alaska refused to commit to certifying the outcome in the Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins. Which means that if she does triumph, refusing to seat Peltola could well become a cause célèbre on the right—one that Donald Trump requires Republicans to commit to under…

As he challenges incumbent Republican Nick Begich III, independent Bill Hill is also trying to inform voters about a man ineligible to serve.