Democratic · Alaska
Mary Peltola
Former U.S. Representative for Alaska; 2026 U.S. Senate candidate
Former Rep. Mary Peltola led Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan 48.2% to 47.9% in Alaska's U.S. Senate race with an estimated 74.4% of the vote counted (AP data via NBC News). The race had not been called as of Nov. 4, 2026.
- 2026 race
- U.S. Senate, Alaska
- Result
- Uncalled: Peltola 48.2%, Sullivan 47.9% (~74.4% counted, Nov. 4) [Source]
Biography
Peltola, a Yup'ik Alaskan, represented Alaska's at-large House seat from 2022 to 2025, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress. She lost her 2024 reelection bid to Nick Begich before challenging Sullivan in 2026.
Record
- U.S. House, Alaska at-large (2022–2025)
- Alaska House of Representatives (1999–2009)
Life & background
- She is Yup'ik, from the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta in Western Alaska. [Source]
- She was the first Alaska Native member of Congress and the first woman to represent Alaska in the House. [Source]
Coverage
Races · Explainer
Still counting: why Alaska and Mississippi's Senate races are uncalled, and when we'll knowPeltola holds a narrow lead in Alaska ahead of a ranked-choice count; Colom leads Hyde-Smith by about a thousand votes in Mississippi. Neither race is called.
Sources
- 2026 Senate Results: Democrats retake control — NBC News (AP data)
- 2026 Senate midterm election results as Democrats win control — CBS News
- Mary Peltola – Wikipedia — Wikipedia