Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Alaska 1st District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running

Democrat
(No Democrat)
0.0%
Republican
Nick Begich III
100.0%
ForecastSafe R
Projected margin
R+11.1
80% range
R+21.4 to R+0.8
Partisan lean
R+12.7
Tipping-point chance
0.23%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.15×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 27%Fundamentals 74%
Polling average
R+12.0
Fundamentals
R+9.9
Blended
R+10.4
Similar-race shift
+0.7
Poll–fundamentals gap
2.1 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
3
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
June 29, 2026
Democrat
39.0%
Republican
51.0%
Undecided / other
10.0%
Spread between polls
0.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+12.7
Elasticity
0.95
Incumbency
−3.4
Candidate experience
−0.5
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
R+10.6

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