Alaska U.S. House, preliminary results as of 11-4

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data

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Candidates eliminated and elected in each round
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Write-in
Round 3 McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L)
Round 4 Hafner, Eric (D) Begich, Nick (R)

Round 1

Round 1: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Begich, Nick (R) 101,925 votes in the first round 50.26%
101,925 votes
Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan) 80,606 votes in the first round 39.74%
80,606 votes
Hafner, Eric (D) 14,530 votes in the first round 7.16%
14,530 votes
McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L) 5,447 votes in the first round 2.69%
5,447 votes
Write-in 305 votes in the first round 0.15%
305 votes

Round 2

Round 2: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Begich, Nick (R) Gained 28 votes 50.31%
101,953 votes
Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan) Gained 67 votes 39.81%
80,673 votes
Hafner, Eric (D) Gained 17 votes 7.18%
14,547 votes
McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L) Gained 24 votes 2.7%
5,471 votes
Write-in Eliminated: 305 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Round 3: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Begich, Nick (R) Gained 1,543 votes 51.52%
103,496 votes
Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan) Gained 1,517 votes 40.91%
82,190 votes
Hafner, Eric (D) Gained 658 votes 7.57%
15,205 votes
McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L) Eliminated: 5,471 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 4

Round 4: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Begich, Nick (R) Leading: Gained 1,051 votes 53.98%
104,547 votes
Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan) Gained 6,926 votes 46.02%
89,116 votes
Hafner, Eric (D) Eliminated: 15,205 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Pie chart of each candidate's share of the votes in the selected round. Use the round controls above to change rounds; the round is described as it changes. The same numbers are available in the table views.

Begich, Nick (R)

Begich, Nick (R): what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 101925.0 first-round votes. 50.26%
101,925 votes
Round 2 Gained 28 votes from Write-in. 50.31%
101,953 votes
Round 3 Gained 1,543 votes from McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L). 51.52%
103,496 votes
Round 4 Leading. Gained 1,051 votes from Hafner, Eric (D). 53.98%
104,547 votes

Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan)

Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan): what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 80606.0 first-round votes. 39.74%
80,606 votes
Round 2 Gained 67 votes from Write-in. 39.81%
80,673 votes
Round 3 Gained 1,517 votes from McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L). 40.91%
82,190 votes
Round 4 Gained 6,926 votes from Hafner, Eric (D). 46.02%
89,116 votes

Hafner, Eric (D)

Hafner, Eric (D): what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 14530.0 first-round votes. 7.16%
14,530 votes
Round 2 Gained 17 votes from Write-in. 7.18%
14,547 votes
Round 3 Gained 658 votes from McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L). Eliminated. 7.57%
15,205 votes

McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L)

McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L): what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 5447.0 first-round votes. 2.69%
5,447 votes
Round 2 Gained 24 votes from Write-in. Eliminated. 2.7%
5,471 votes

Write-in

Write-in: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 305.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 0.15%
305 votes
Each candidate's votes in each round. Cells are shaded green once a candidate is elected and red once they are eliminated.
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Begich, Nick (R) 50.26% 101,925 votes 50.31% 101,953 votes 51.52% 103,496 votes 53.98% 104,547 votes Elected
Hill, Bill (Nonpartisan) 39.74% 80,606 votes 39.81% 80,673 votes 40.91% 82,190 votes 46.02% 89,116 votes
Hafner, Eric (D) 7.16% 14,530 votes 7.18% 14,547 votes 7.57% 15,205 votes Eliminated
McDermott, James C. "Jim" (L) 2.69% 5,447 votes 2.7% 5,471 votes Eliminated Previously eliminated
Write-in 0.15% 305 votes Eliminated Previously eliminated Previously eliminated


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