Alaska Governor
Tom Begich (D) is a modest favorite to win the 2026 Alaska Governor race — about a 61% chance, winning by about 4 points in the projection, though it has tightened lately. Updated daily from 3 polls.
How the odds moved
VotePredictor Elections' win probability for each party, rerun from the polls available on each date — hover the chart to read any day. The dashed line is even odds.
Why this forecast
This forecast is poll-driven: 3 polls of the race so far. After weighting them by recency and correcting each pollster's house effect, the model (TabPFN) predicts D+4.3 — a 61% Democratic win.
Latest news
Tom Begich outlines goals for Alaska governor runFormer Anchorage Sen. Tom Begich sees the role of Alaska’s governor as building consensus while prioritizing the state’s education, energy, mental health and long-term fiscal health.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner · January 7, 2026
Sarah Palin projected to loseAll three incumbents likely clinched final victory in Alaska’s statewide elections Friday, as the Alaska Division of Elections updated results with thousands of additional absentee, questioned and early ballots from this fall’s general election. Final unoffi…
Raw Story · November 19, 2022
Democrats appear likely to flip two Alaska Senate seatsModerate Republicans and Democrats appeared likely to win several seats in the Alaska Senate from more conservative Republican incumbents and challengers Tuesday night, increasing the odds that the Alaska Senate will be controlled by a bipartisan coalition in…
Raw Story · November 9, 2022
Sarah Palin teases congressional run to fill Don Young's 'big shoes'Just days after Rep. Don Young (R-AK) died, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) teased that she might run for his seat.Speaking to Newsmax on Monday, Palin said that she would be "honored" to take over Young's seat and fill his "big shoes." Palin would have to run…
Raw Story · March 22, 2022
Alaska will send oil-wealth checks early because of virusJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that checks from the state's oil-wealth fund will begin going out to residents three months early because of "extraordinary times" brought on by the economic hardships caused by the coronavirus. …
seattlepi.com · May 21, 2020
Alaska school district erases Veterans Day from official calendar: ‘absolutely unacceptable’Alaska GOP candidate Bernadette Wilson slams Anchorage School District for removing Veterans Day from calendar, calling it 'woke indoctrination.'
Fox News · December 7, 2025
Former talk radio host dials into Alaska’s race for governor, says energy is keyBernadette Wilson joins an increasingly crowded governor's race that also includes Sen. Click Bishop and Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, all Republicans.
Fox News · May 15, 2025
Groups in US State Get Creative to Help Voters With Election ChangesDrag performers shimmied up and down a walkway between café tables, as enthusiastic patrons took photos, waved cash and filled out ballots ranking the shows. The mock election, fueled by performances that brought the din of an Anchorage, Alaska, café to a r…
VOA News · August 13, 2022- She kept an old neon sign full of dead pigeons. The federal government wants it back.
A judge will decide who gets to keep an old neon palm tree sign that stood in front of a now-derelict hotel in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal worker had told Bernadette Wilson, who owns a garbage disposal company, to get rid of the tree but she kept it instead.…
Miami Herald · March 9, 2018
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The polls behind it
3 polls · newest firstFrequently asked questions
Who is winning the 2026 Alaska Governor race?
VotePredictor's model favors Tom Begich (D), with roughly a 61% chance of winning and a projected margin of D+4.3.
What do the polls say in the Alaska Governor race?
There are 3 polls of this race. The most recent, from Alaska Survey Research (2026-07-01), showed D+1.8. VotePredictor's poll-weighted projection is D+4.3.
Who are the candidates in the 2026 Alaska Governor race?
Tom Begich is the Democratic candidate; Bernadette Wilson is the Republican.
When is the 2026 Alaska Governor election?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. VotePredictor refreshes this forecast every day until then.
Has the 2026 Alaska Governor forecast changed recently?
Yes — over the polls collected so far, the race has tightened; Tom Begich (D) is now favored at 61%. The chart above tracks the full trajectory.
How does VotePredictor forecast the Alaska Governor race?
It is a poll-driven model. Recent polls are weighted by recency and adjusted for each pollster's historical house effect, then a machine-learning model (TabPFN) trained on U.S. races from 1998–2025 turns them into a projected margin and win probability.
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