AK · How to vote
Voting in Alaska.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Alaska Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Alaska Division of Elections
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle
Money in the Alaska federal races
Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.
U.S. HOUSE
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries
Every district in Alaska, on one map
Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.
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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders
Who represents Alaska now
Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.
GOVERNOR
Mike Dunleavy (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Armed Services+1
Commerce, Science, and Transportation+1
Environment and Public Works
Veterans' Affairs
Appropriations+4
Energy and Natural Resources
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
CHAIRIndian Affairs
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature
Alaska legislators
State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.
STATE SENATE · 20 members · 20 districts
DaBert Stedman (R)
DbJesse Kiehl (D)
DcGary Stevens (R)
DdJesse Bjorkman (R)
DeCathy Giessel (R)
DfJames Kaufman (R)
DgElvi Gray-Jackson (D)
DhMatt Claman (D)
DiLöki Tobin (D)
DjForrest Dunbar (D)
DkBill Wielechowski (D)
DlKelly Merrick (R)
DmCathy Tilton (R)
DnRob Yundt (R)
DoGeorge Rauscher (R)
DpScott Kawasaki (D)
DqRobert Myers (R)
DrMike Cronk (R)
DsLyman Hoffman (D)
DtDonny Olson (D)
STATE HOUSE · 40 members · 40 districts
D1Jeremy Bynum (R)
D2Rebecca Himschoot (I)
D3Andi Story (D)
D4Sara Hannan (D)
D5Louise Stutes (R)
D6Sarah Vance (R)
D7Justin Ruffridge (R)
D8Bill Elam (R)
D9Ky Holland (N)
D10Chuck Kopp (R)
D11Julie Coulombe (R)
D12Calvin Schrage (I)
D13Andy Josephson (D)
D14Alyse Galvin (I)
D15Mia Costello (R)
D16Carolyn Hall (D)
D17Zack Fields (D)
D18David Nelson (R)
D19Genevieve Mina (D)
D20Andrew Gray (D)
D21Donna Mears (D)
D22Ted Eischeid (D)
D23Jamie Allard (R)
D24Dan Saddler (R)
D25DeLena Johnson (R)
D26Steve St. Clair (R)
D27Jubilee Underwood (R)
D28Elexie Moore (R)
D29Garret Nelson (R)
D30Kevin McCabe (R)
D31Maxine Dibert (D)
D32Will Stapp (R)
D33Mike Prax (R)
D34Frank Tomaszewski (R)
D35Ashley Carrick (D)
D36Becky Schwanke (R)
D37Bryce Edgmon (I)
D38Nellie Jimmie (D)
D39Neal Foster (D)
D40Robyn Frier (D)
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
ID requestedNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationAutomatic voter registration
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Alaska requests but does not require a photo ID. Voters without ID may show other identification (voter registration card, hunting/fishing license, utility bill) or sign a sworn statement.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may vote by mail. Alaska also uses vote-by-mail for many elections.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Alaska are administered by your Borough Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your borough election office.
Official action — AK
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Alaska system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Voter Information Lookup. Name + DOB. Doubles as ballot tracker.
Statewide→
Register / update online
AK DL or state ID matched to DMV record. Paper fallback if no DMV record.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Per-cycle PDFs by district. No per-voter sample-ballot lookup tool.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
ABA Online single-shot. Requests must be received 10 days before each election. No statewide permanent absentee status (UOCAVA only).
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Status surfaces in MyVoterPortal. No statewide BallotTrax. Anchorage municipal uses BallotTrax separately at anchoragevotes.com.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Filing deadline 2026-06-01 for general. Campaign finance at cf.elections.alaska.gov.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Two qualified for Nov 2026: campaign-contribution-limits initiative + RCV/top-four repeal initiative. If repeal passes, 2028+ rules change.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Election-night results + archive. RCV tabulation rounds posted at the canvass (~15 days post-election).
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-08-18 (top-four), general 2026-11-03 (RCV).
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Alaska
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-08-18Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
2026-08-18Ballot Request — State PrimaryRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-08-18Ballot Return — State PrimaryReturn by Fax: Received by
2026-08-18Ballot Return — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Postmarked by**
2026-08-18Registration — State PrimaryBy Email or Fax: Received by
2026-08-18Registration — State PrimaryBy Mail: Postmarked by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Mail Ballot: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionRequest Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by
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