August 18, 2026 Primary Election
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
This election has been held.
Last verified 2026-10-05 against www.elections.alaska.gov
Administered by Alaska state election authority
Briefing
- 56
- contests
- 333
- candidates filed
- 1
- ballot measure
- 56
- seats decided
3 federal · 50 state · 3 local · 71 incumbents running · 1 race with a single filed candidate · 2 without a filed list yet.
Parties as filed: REP 94 · Registered Republican 63 · DEM 56 · NON 38 · Registered Democrat 26 · Nonpartisan 18 · UND 17 · Undeclared 6
- Results: not yet reported · official results page
- Sources: 11 official · last verified 2026-10-05
- Previous comparable election: August 20, 2024 Primary Election · Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Deadlines
- Register by
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
- Request mail ballot by
- Saturday, August 8, 2026
- Election day
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Polling hours
- 7am – 8pm
On the ballot · 56 contests · 333 candidates
Federal
3 races
On the map
How we know this
489 source-backed facts from www.elections.alaska.gov (official). Every value below is a quote from the source.
administering_authority_text: State of Alaska
“State of Alaska”
www.elections.alaska.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-17
administering_authority_text: State of Alaska
“State of Alaska”
www.elections.alaska.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-17
administering_authority_text: State of Alaska
“State of Alaska”
www.elections.alaska.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-17
administering_authority_text: State of Alaska
“State of Alaska”
www.elections.alaska.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-17
Election date: 2026-08-18
“08/18/2026”
www.elections.alaska.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
