Political Money in AK
Total Raised (Candidates)
$25,216,437
Total Donated (Individuals)
$109,211,867
Individual Donors
14,952
Candidates
288
Alaska federal candidates reported $25.2 million in receipts for the 2026 cycle on a roster of 288 committees. Republican committees hold $13.5 million; Democratic committees hold $9.8 million; other filers hold $1.9 million (7.7%). Alaska donors account for $109.2 million from 14,952 contributors. Among states in this extract, Alaska’s donor book sits closer to its candidate book than the large coastal export states do.
Key figures
- Alaska candidate receipts are $25.2 million across 288 federal filers.
- Republican receipts are $13.5 million; Democratic receipts are $9.8 million; other-party receipts are $1.9 million.
- Alaska donors account for $109.2 million from 14,952 contributors.
- Other-party committees hold 7.7% of Alaska candidate receipts in this snapshot.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
A three-column receipt table
Republican candidate receipts of $13.5 million are 53.4% of Alaska’s $25.2 million. Democratic receipts of $9.8 million are 39.0%. Other-party receipts of $1.9 million are 7.7% — large enough to read as a distinct slice, not a rounding line. The FEC party field on those other committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them.
Two hundred eighty-eight federal candidate committees produced the $25.2 million. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Alaska sit in that roster. Filer count is an inventory. Receipts are the dollar fact. Sorting the Alaska hub by receipts shows which committees hold the money, including those in the $1.9 million other-party slice.
A complete citation for Alaska names both $25.2 million in candidate receipts across 288 filers and $109.2 million from 14,952 donors, then stops. Adding a third invented total is how these pages go wrong.
Alaska donors: $109.2 million from 14,952 people
The individual contribution total of $109.2 million exceeds the $25.2 million candidate book. Alaska residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns; those gifts remain Alaska donor dollars. The multiple is smaller than in donor-export states such as Virginia or Massachusetts in this file.
Fourteen thousand nine hundred fifty-two donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation fields live on the underlying rows. This state summary does not re-tabulate them.
Cycle 2026 remains open. Amendments move Form 3 receipts. Restated individual files move donor aggregates. If the live Alaska hub disagrees with this guide, the hub and FEC.gov control.
Alaska’s cycle-2026 candidate file is a receipt file. $25.2 million is inflows reported by 288 committees, not cash on hand and not money spent on ads. A committee can report receipts that still sit unspent. The Alaska hub’s receipt sort shows concentration without inventing a statistic that is not in the packet.
Full analysis: Alaska’s 288 federal filers reported $25.2M in 2026 receipts →
Questions
- How much have Alaska federal candidates raised in 2026?
- Alaska-associated federal candidate committees reported $25.2 million in receipts across 288 filers. Republican committees reported $13.5 million, Democratic committees $9.8 million, and other-party committees $1.9 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.
- How large is Alaska’s other-party receipt share?
- Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $1.9 million, or 7.7% of the $25.2 million total. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees.
- How much have Alaska donors given federally?
- Individual contribution aggregates show $109.2 million from 14,952 Alaska donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $25.2 million in candidate receipts.
- Are Alaska state races included?
- No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Alaska Public Offices Commission filings for state offices are not part of the $25.2 million or $109.2 million.
Data from FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault. Candidate receipts vs individual contribution totals are different series.
State ties
- Anchorage, AK political money — 2008 cycle
- Anchorage, AK political money — 2010 cycle
- Anchorage, AK political money in the 2012 election cycle
- Anchorage, AK political money — 2014 cycle
- J B Gottstein & Co political contributions from Anchorage, AK
- Anchorage, AK itemized contributions to ACTBLUE
- Alaska campaign finance ($25.2M) beside federal obligations ($76.8B)
- Civil Engineer political contributions from Alaska
Party Breakdown
Election Cycles in AK
Top Candidates in AK
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| PELTOLA, MARY | DEM | Senate | $15,575,539 |
| SULLIVAN, DAN | REP | Senate | $8,501,665 |
| BEGICH, NICHOLAS III | REP | House | $5,261,611 |
| PALIN, SARAH | REP | House | $1,971,161 |
| HILL, BILL | IND | House | $1,170,869 |
| GROSS, ALAN | IND | House | $882,592 |
| SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIAN | DEM | House | $865,433 |
| SWEENEY, TARA M | REP | House | $332,195 |
| CHESBRO, PATRICIA | DEM | Senate | $188,577 |
| FISHER, SHELDON ALLRED | REP | House | $179,483 |
| GRAY-JACKSON, ELVI | DEM | Senate | $161,518 |
| LOWENFELS, JEFF | NON | House | $153,418 |
| PELTOLA, MARY | DEM | House | $152,305 |
| REVAK, JOSHUA CARL | REP | House | $121,841 |
| MOORE, MATTHEW EDWARD | DEM | House | $60,680 |
| BRELSFORD, GREGG BOWYER MR. | IND | House | $43,827 |
| GUNGURSTEIN, SHOSHANA | IND | Senate | $32,700 |
| COGHILL, JOHN B JR. | REP | House | $26,425 |
| CRAIG, BRECK ANDREW MR | UNK | Senate | $17,631 |
| LOCHNER, BOB | REP | Senate | $16,245 |
| WOOL, ADAM L | DEM | House | $16,217 |
| METTLER, SHERRY | NNE | House | $8,350 |
| BYE, CHRIS | LIB | House | $8,019 |
| THORNE, SEAN MICHAEL | LIB | Senate | $4,842 |
| URQUIDI, DOUGLAS C | DEM | House | $3,209 |
Top Individual Donors in AK
| # | Name | Total Donated | Contributions | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYSON, DON | $613,975 | 441 | TYSON FOODS INC |
| 2 | KLEIN, ROBERT | $573,606 | 352 | CARRS QUALITY CENTERS |
| 3 | RYAN, PATRICK | $376,310 | 255 | DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION |
| 4 | GOTTSTEIN, B J | $325,950 | 205 | J B GOTTSTEIN & CO |
| 5 | GOTTSTEIN, BARNARD J | $312,000 | 40 | B J GOTTSTEIN & CO |
| 6 | ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES | $308,000 | 4 | — |
| 7 | ANDERSON, NANCY | $289,869 | 556 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 8 | CLARK, RICHARD | $268,842 | 438 | — |
| 9 | JANSEN, JIM | $226,100 | 120 | LYNDEN INC |
| 10 | ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION | $225,000 | 3 | — |
| 11 | GOTTSTEIN, RACHEL L | $221,550 | 106 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 12 | GOTTSTEIN, RACHEL | $216,450 | 101 | — |
| 13 | THOMAS, MICHAEL | $210,533 | 315 | — |
| 14 | COOK INLET REGION INC | $193,000 | 9 | — |
| 15 | SCOTT, JOHN | $185,828 | 318 | FRONTIERS INC |
| 16 | LEATHARD, PETER | $165,857 | 77 | VECO |
| 17 | VECO CORPORATION | $155,000 | 4 | — |
| 18 | SCOTT, WILLIAM | $153,986 | 229 | ACCOUNTANT |
| 19 | UDD, RODNEY D MR | $152,140 | 37 | AUTO DEALER |
| 20 | STONE, MICHAEL | $141,039 | 108 | ALASCOM INC |
| 21 | MUNSON, MYRA | $139,486 | 72 | SONOSKY CHAMBERS |
| 22 | DUNCAN, RONALD | $137,133 | 50 | GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS |
| 23 | SEALASKA CORPORATION | $133,000 | 4 | — |
| 24 | DOW, THOMAS M | $132,050 | 109 | — |
| 25 | RASMUSON, ELMER E | $130,269 | 133 | RETIRED |
| 26 | CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION | $129,000 | 5 | — |
| 27 | BROWN, GREGORY A | $128,514 | 29 | ALASKA NATIONAL INS CO |
| 28 | SMITH, CAROL | $122,356 | 216 | HOUSEWIFE |
| 29 | HOTES, RICHARD W | $119,780 | 20 | ALASKA INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES |
| 30 | ALLEN, BILL J | $118,300 | 65 | VECO |
| 31 | MURPHY, FRANK | $112,463 | 129 | SONSLTANT |