Peltola’s Alaska Senate Campaign Lifts Democrats’ Takeover Hopes

Jan. 12, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC

Former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign puts a Republican-leaning state with an independent streak in play for Democrats and boosts their longshot campaign to win a Senate majority in the Nov. 3 election.

“Systemic change is the only way to bring down grocery costs, save our fisheries, lower energy prices, and build new housing Alaskans can afford,” Peltola said in a video statement Monday announcing her bid to unseat Sen. Dan Sullivan (R). “No one from the Lower 48 is coming to save us. But I know this in my bones: there’s no group of people more ready to ...

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