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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

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Party Breakdown

DEM 9824873.62
REP 13457069.03
DEM: 9824873.62 REP: 13457069.03 Other: 1934494.31

Election Cycles in AK

Top Candidates in AK

Top federal candidates in AK ranked by total raised.
NamePartyOfficeTotal Raised
PELTOLA, MARYDEMSenate$15,575,539
SULLIVAN, DANREPSenate$8,501,665
BEGICH, NICHOLAS IIIREPHouse$5,261,611
PALIN, SARAHREPHouse$1,971,161
HILL, BILLINDHouse$1,170,869
GROSS, ALANINDHouse$882,592
SCHULTZ, MATTHEW DAMIANDEMHouse$865,433
SWEENEY, TARA MREPHouse$332,195
CHESBRO, PATRICIADEMSenate$188,577
FISHER, SHELDON ALLREDREPHouse$179,483
GRAY-JACKSON, ELVIDEMSenate$161,518
LOWENFELS, JEFFNONHouse$153,418
PELTOLA, MARYDEMHouse$152,305
REVAK, JOSHUA CARLREPHouse$121,841
MOORE, MATTHEW EDWARDDEMHouse$60,680
BRELSFORD, GREGG BOWYER MR.INDHouse$43,827
GUNGURSTEIN, SHOSHANAINDSenate$32,700
COGHILL, JOHN B JR.REPHouse$26,425
CRAIG, BRECK ANDREW MRUNKSenate$17,631
LOCHNER, BOBREPSenate$16,245
WOOL, ADAM LDEMHouse$16,217
METTLER, SHERRYNNEHouse$8,350
BYE, CHRISLIBHouse$8,019
THORNE, SEAN MICHAELLIBSenate$4,842
URQUIDI, DOUGLAS CDEMHouse$3,209

Top Individual Donors in AK

Top individual donors in AK ranked by total donated.
#NameTotal DonatedContributionsEmployer
1TYSON, DON$613,975441TYSON FOODS INC
2KLEIN, ROBERT$573,606352CARRS QUALITY CENTERS
3RYAN, PATRICK$376,310255DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
4GOTTSTEIN, B J$325,950205J B GOTTSTEIN & CO
5GOTTSTEIN, BARNARD J$312,00040B J GOTTSTEIN & CO
6ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES$308,0004
7ANDERSON, NANCY$289,869556HOUSEWIFE
8CLARK, RICHARD$268,842438
9JANSEN, JIM$226,100120LYNDEN INC
10ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION$225,0003
11GOTTSTEIN, RACHEL L$221,550106HOUSEWIFE
12GOTTSTEIN, RACHEL$216,450101
13THOMAS, MICHAEL$210,533315
14COOK INLET REGION INC$193,0009
15SCOTT, JOHN$185,828318FRONTIERS INC
16LEATHARD, PETER$165,85777VECO
17VECO CORPORATION$155,0004
18SCOTT, WILLIAM$153,986229ACCOUNTANT
19UDD, RODNEY D MR$152,14037AUTO DEALER
20STONE, MICHAEL$141,039108ALASCOM INC
21MUNSON, MYRA$139,48672SONOSKY CHAMBERS
22DUNCAN, RONALD$137,13350GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
23SEALASKA CORPORATION$133,0004
24DOW, THOMAS M$132,050109
25RASMUSON, ELMER E$130,269133RETIRED
26CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION$129,0005
27BROWN, GREGORY A$128,51429ALASKA NATIONAL INS CO
28SMITH, CAROL$122,356216HOUSEWIFE
29HOTES, RICHARD W$119,78020ALASKA INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES
30ALLEN, BILL J$118,30065VECO
31MURPHY, FRANK$112,463129SONSLTANT