Democrats flipping the seat comes as the party hopes to compete in statewide contests for the Senate and House in 2026. The state has only elected one Democratic senator since 1981 and only one Democratic House member since 1973. President Donald Trump easily won the state by double digits in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

Democratic Fairbanks Sen. Scott Kawasaki violated ethics law by holding constituent events too close to the 2024 state primary, a panel of the Alaska Legislature concluded in a report published Friday.

Incumbent Republican David Pruhs lost his bid for reelection as mayor of historically red Fairbanks, Alaska, to Democratic candidate Mindy O’Neall. O’Neall, who had the backing of the state’s Democratic Party,

Almost two dozen municipalities and boroughs across Alaska held local elections Tuesday, asking voters to decide on new mayors and propositions on the ballot.

Most of Alaska’s local governments will hold municipal elections on Oct. 7, and voting has already begun in many places.

The Alaska Supreme Court ordered backers of Gov. Mike Dunleavy to respond to subpoenas that seek to find whether they violated state campaign finance laws in the lead-up to the 2022 election. Alaska's top court issued its ruling on Friday,

Yesterday was municipal election day all over Alaska. Polls were open for most of the day, but many residents chose to vote early. Residents in Ketchikan have both a borough election to vote in and a city election.

The complaint alleged the election guide statement violates the law because it promotes Kirk’s political beliefs.

This year’s ballot features three propositions, four candidates running for three open seats on the Assembly and four candidates running for three seats on the school board. One write-in candidate for school board is not featured on the ballot.

Voters in a proposed Ninilchik Recreation Service Area appear to oppose the proposition that would have created the service area.

U.S. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska won re-election, Edison Research and television networks projected on Wednesday, leaving control of the Senate to be determined in January by two runoff elections in Georgia.