Overview
- Cook Political Report and Inside Elections moved the race from Solid Republican to Lean Republican within hours of her announcement.
- Republicans answered with an NRSC digital attack ad casting her as a liberal ally of national Democrats, while the DSCC publicly cheered her run.
- Peltola framed her campaign around “fish, family and freedom,” called for term limits, and highlighted steep living costs, citing $17 milk in rural Alaska.
- Alaska’s top-four primary on August 18 and a ranked-choice general election will shape the contest, a system that aided Peltola’s 2022 victories.
- Sullivan enters with significant backing and cash, including Trump’s endorsement and support from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, as early ad spending has already topped $4.5 million statewide.