# Who won the 2026 Alaska Senate race?

*Mary Peltola has 121,487 first-choice votes and Dan S. Sullivan has 117,512 in unofficial results, and the state says ranked choice results will not be available until November 18, 2026.*

- Type: News
- Section: Politics
- By: Politics Desk
- Published: 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/politics/who-won-the-2026-alaska-senate-race/

Topics: [U.S. Congress](https://factsdesk.com/topic/us-congress/)

## Key facts

- No winner has been certified in the 2026 Alaska race for U.S. Senator: the Alaska Division of Elections lists the status of the November 3, 2026 general election results as unofficial. Source: [Alaska Division of Elections](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/who-won-the-2026-alaska-senate-race/#no-winner-has-been-certified-in-the-2026-alaska-race-for-u-s
- In the unofficial first-choice count, Mary Peltola (DEM) has 121,487 votes, or 48.73 percent, and Dan S. Sullivan (REP) has 117,512 votes, or 47.13 percent. Source: [Alaska Division of Elections](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/enr/26GENR/results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf). Confirmed 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/who-won-the-2026-alaska-senate-race/#in-the-unofficial-first-choice-count-mary-peltola-dem-has
- The Division of Elections said ranked choice voting results will not be available until November 18, 2026, 15 days after the election, once all eligible ballots are reviewed and counted. Source: [Alaska Division of Elections](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/). Confirmed 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/who-won-the-2026-alaska-senate-race/#the-division-of-elections-said-ranked-choice-voting-results
- The unofficial summary report shows 401 of 401 precincts reported and 249,325 total votes in the race for U.S. Senator. Source: [Alaska Division of Elections](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/enr/26GENR/results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf). Confirmed 2026-11-12T02:10:06-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/who-won-the-2026-alaska-senate-race/#the-unofficial-summary-report-shows-401-of-401-precincts

## What is known

Verified:
- The Alaska Division of Elections lists the status of the 2026 general election results as unofficial.
- The unofficial summary report, which shows first-choice results only, gives Mary Peltola 121,487 votes (48.73 percent) and Dan S. Sullivan 117,512 votes (47.13 percent), with 401 of 401 precincts reported.
- The division said ranked choice voting results will not be available until November 18, 2026.

Not yet known:
- Who won the seat. The official record does not name a winner.
- The result of the ranked choice tabulation, if no candidate has a majority in the first round.

No winner has been certified in the 2026 Alaska race for U.S. Senator. The Alaska Division of Elections lists the status of the November 3, 2026 general election results as [unofficial](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/), and it said ranked choice voting results will not be available until November 18, 2026.

In the division's [unofficial summary report](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/enr/26GENR/results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf), Mary Peltola (DEM) has 121,487 first-choice votes, or 48.73 percent, and Dan S. Sullivan (REP) has 117,512, or 47.13 percent. That is a difference of 3,975 votes, and neither candidate has a majority of the first-choice votes counted so far.

## The unofficial first-choice count

The [summary report](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/enr/26GENR/results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf) is headed "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS" and carries a report time of 5:47:54 p.m. on November 11, 2026. It shows 401 of 401 precincts reported and 249,325 total votes in the race for U.S. Senator. The party labels below are the ones printed in the report, which lists no party for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.

| Candidate | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mary Peltola (DEM) | 121,487 | 48.73% |
| Dan S. Sullivan (REP) | 117,512 | 47.13% |
| Gerald L. Heikes (REP) | 5,426 | 2.18% |
| Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. | 4,100 | 1.64% |
| Write-in | 800 | 0.32% |

The division's [results page](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/) said the summary report "only shows first choice results from Round 1." The page was last updated on November 11, 2026, at 6:34 p.m.

## What happens next

Alaska uses ranked choice voting in its general election. The division's [results page](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/) said: "Ranked Choice Voting results will not be available until 15 days after the election (November 18, 2026) once all eligible ballots are reviewed and counted."

The same page said Alaska law requires tabulation to continue until two candidates remain, unless a candidate achieves a majority in the first round.

The division said election night results stay posted on that page until the results are certified, and certified results are then published in its official results search.

## Related questions

For the overall count of seats in each chamber, see [which party controls Congress](/politics/which-party-controls-congress/), and for the date the winners take office, see [when the new Congress starts](/politics/when-does-the-new-congress-start/).

## Sources

1. [Election Results](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-results/), Alaska Division of Elections, 2026-11-11 (primary source)
2. [2026 General Election, Election Summary Report, Unofficial Results](https://www.elections.alaska.gov/enr/26GENR/results/ElectionSummaryReportRPT.pdf), Alaska Division of Elections, 2026-11-11 (primary source)