Early voting opens for Alaska’s 2026 primary election — here’s what to expect

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Early in-person voting began Monday at 10 locations in the Railbelt, Juneau and Nome for Alaska’s Aug. 18 statewide primary election. As of July 31, just under 10,000 voters had requested absentee ballots for the election, and hundreds of absentee voters had already mailed in their votes, according to figures from the Alaska Division of Elections.

What’s at stake?

This election decides the four U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor candidates who will be …

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