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Hi John,
The Cook Political Report, an independent political analyst, just shifted
the Alaska Senate race from Lean Republican to a Toss-up, and The New York
Times reported that the Senate is officially in play in the midterm
elections this November.
[1]The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. Alaska Senate 2026 Race
Rating, Lean R to Toss Up.
With a geographic area that’s three times the size of Texas during low
tide and a population of just 700,000, 82% of whom live off the road
system and are only accessible by plane or boat, Alaska is one of the
hardest places in the country to campaign in.
But it’s also home to one of the most winnable red-to-blue Senate races
this year—Republican Senator Dan Sullivan is seeking a third term in the
ranked-choice-voting state, but Democratic former congresswoman Mary
Peltola, who was the first Native Alaskan elected to Congress, has made
this seat winnable:
* She outraised Sullivan roughly 5-to-1 in Q1 of 2026, pulling in a
record $8.9 million with 95% of donations under $100 from across
Alaska.
* Peltola has won statewide twice before and she outperformed Vice
President Kamala Harris by 11 points in 2024.
* An Alaska Survey Research poll from June shows her narrowly leading
Sullivan.
Winning Alaska will not be easy. Voters in the state have elected
Republicans reliably for most of Alaska’s history, and in 2024, Donald
Trump won the state by 13%. That being said, a majority of voters are
registered undeclared or nonpartisan; the state runs open primaries and
ranked-choice general elections, and voters regularly cross party lines,
meaning this race is going to be close, but not impossible.
Reaching voters across a state this large takes significant resources.
With the help of the Swing Left community, we can help Mary Peltola win
this must-flip Senate seat and pave the way for a Democratic majority.
[ [link removed] ]Right now, the best way to support Peltola’s Senate campaign is by
donating directly to her campaign through Swing Left, so she can staff up,
reach voters across this massive state, and win in one of the most
important Senate races in the country.
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– The Swing Left team
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