2026 results · Alaska · Alaska at-large District
Alaska's at-large House seat goes to ranked-choice rounds
Nick Begich III has 49.6% of the votes counted to 40.4% for Bill Hill, short of the majority this race needs. Alaska counts ranked ballots: without a first-choice majority, the last-placed candidates are eliminated and their voters' next choices counted, round by round.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Begich IIIRepublican, incumbent | 105,946 | 49.6% | |
| Bill HillOther party | 86,208 | 40.4% | |
| Eric HafnerDemocrat | 15,572 | 7.3% | |
| James C. "Jim" McDermottLibertarian | 5,796 | 2.7% |
Nearly all of the expected vote counted213,522 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:51 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:58 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
The first-choice count
- Nick Begich III, Republican105,94649.6%
- Bill Hill86,20840.4%
- Eric Hafner, Democrat15,5727.3%
50.4% have voted for someone else, in the count so far. The line marks half the vote.
No one has a majority, so the count goes to ranked-choice rounds. Eric Hafner and James C. "Jim" McDermott have 21,368 votes between them; if every one of those ballots ranks Begich or Hill, Begich needs 4% of them to win.
About the seat
Alaska's at-large House seat takes in all or part of 40 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+13.3 for president in 2024.
- 2024 president
- R+13.3
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+1.0
- 029064%
- 029094%
- 029033%
- 029083%
- 029233%
- 029293%
- 029253%
- 029303%
- 32 more74%
Shares are of the 2024 presidential vote, since nothing is counted here yet. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
Alaska’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats lead 2 of Alaska's 2 statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 1–0, now 0–0, 1 seat to a runoff, not counted
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are Bill Hill minus Nick Begich III, in points of all votes.