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Alaska’s race for its lone U.S. House seat advanced to the general election Tuesday, with first-term Republican Rep. Nicholas Begich III and independent candidate Bill Hill securing spots on the November ballot. The pair emerged from a competitive ranked-choice primary that featured 14 candidates seeking the seat, with the Associated Press calling the race early after Begich captured 47.9 percent and Hill garnered 29.5 percent of the vote.
The crowded primary field included two additional Republicans, Ed Goldfarb and Clay Strickland, along with Democrats Eric Hafner and Yaquelin Reynoso, a Libertarian candidate John Foddrill, and several nonpartisan contenders. Democrat William Schultz, who withdrew citing financial constraints, finished third despite no longer actively campaigning but remaining on the ballot. Hafner, described by the Anchorage Daily News as a “federal inmate and perennial candidate,” is currently serving a 20-year sentence for making false bomb threats and threatening judges and police officers following his 2022 conviction.
Hill’s independent campaign has gained significant financial traction, raising more than $1.3 million in 2026 almost entirely from individual donors. A commercial fisherman and member of the Dena’ina Athabascan native Alaskan people, Hill currently resides in Naknek, a southwestern Alaskan town with approximately 470 residents, though he previously lived in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Hill’s political platform blends positions from both political parties, supporting Second Amendment rights, tax cuts, and law enforcement while backing abortion access and higher taxation on billionaires. Begich, meanwhile, has prioritized unlocking Alaska’s natural resources and led efforts to overturn Biden administration restrictions on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration. The incumbent also serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus and emphasizes job creation, cost reduction, and border security.
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