Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

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

Alaska — U.S. Senate

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running · ranked-choice voting

Democrat
Mary Peltola
41%
Republican
Dan Sullivan
59%
ForecastTilt R
Projected margin
R+1.6
80% range
R+11.7 to D+8.3
Partisan lean
R+12.7
Uncertainty multiplier
1.09×

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 45%Fundamentals 55%
Polling average
D+1.1
Fundamentals
R+8.2
Blended
R+1.1
Similar-race shift
+0.3
Poll–fundamentals gap
9.3 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
8
Distinct pollsters
3
Most recent
August 5, 2026
Democrat
50.0%
Republican
48.9%
Undecided / other
1.0%
Spread between polls
1.7 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+12.7
Elasticity
0.95
Incumbency
−4.2
Candidate experience
−0.3
Fundraising
+2.7
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
R+8.5

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