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2026 Alaska Senate Election

Tossup
Dan Sullivan (R) incumbent; top-4 RCV

About this race

Dan Sullivan, a Republican, currently holds this Senate seat and is running for re-election (a top-four ranked-choice vote). Forecasters say it’s too close to call — one of the most competitive races of the year. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, has taken $849,691 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., an independent. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, reports $96,546 from other pro-Israel groups. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, two Republicans and one independent.

Key issues in Alaska

Major issues facing Alaska, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.

Candidates & funding

Dan Sullivan Republican Nominee

AIPAC-linked $849,691FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$9,136,967 raised · $3,932,803 spent · $7,295,069 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Unleashing Alaska energy, military/national defense, health care, tax cuts

Mary Peltola Democrat Nominee

Pro-Israel lobby total $96,546multi-group incl. outside spending — not AIPAC-only
Pro-Israel lobby total $96,546 (AIPAC, JAC, TPOH, COPAC, DMFI, NORPAC, GCSC, CITY, GFC, LIPAC, HAPAC + J Street). Includes $7,000 J Street PAC money (not AIPAC-aligned). No AIPAC-linked direct contributions (FundVoter). Includes outside spending. Source: FEC via TrackAIPAC.
2026 fundraising (FEC)$18,545,132 raised · $13,908,377 spent · $4,636,755 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Affordability

Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. Independent Nominee

✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$18,835 raised · $10,435 spent · $8,400 cash on hand through Jul 29, 2026
Focus: Putting Alaska first, government accountability, common sense, and responsive public service

Where the money comes from

FEC campaign finance data through Jul 29, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.

Dan Sullivan RMary Peltola DDaniel J. Sullivan Jr. IGerald L. Heikes R
Raised$9.1M$18.5M$19K—
Individuals$4.1M45%$16.3M88%$8K45%—
PACs & parties$2M22%$604K3%$0—
Self-funded$0$0$10K55%—
Other$3M33%$1.7M9%$0—
AIPAC-linked*$850K———
Outside spending†————

* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.

† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.

“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.

Who are the biggest donors?

Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.

Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.

Dan Sullivan 2945 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$9.1M
Campaign spent$3.9M
Cash on hand$7.3M
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals45%
PACs / committees22%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
  • Party committee$62K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Membership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • Trade association PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Corporate PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K

Showing the 50 biggest of 2945 donors. The other 2895 gave $5.1M combined.

Plus $605K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Dan Sullivan’s full FEC filings →

Mary Peltola 12819 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$18.5M
Campaign spent$13.9M
Cash on hand$4.6M
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals88%
PACs / committees3%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • PAC$35K
  • Leadership PAC$24K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$21K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$14K
  • Individual$13K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$11K
  • Individual$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Leadership PAC$10K
  • Labor PAC$10K
  • Individual$10K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$9K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K
  • Individual$8K

Showing the 50 biggest of 12819 donors. The other 12769 gave $9.4M combined.

Plus $6.9M from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Mary Peltola’s full FEC filings →

Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. 12 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$19K
Campaign spent$10K
Cash on hand$8K
FEC 2026 through 07/29/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals45%
PACs / committees0%
Self-funding55%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$1K
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$500
  • Individual$400
  • Individual$250

Plus $1K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.

See Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.’s full FEC filings →

These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.

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