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

A group of pro-democracy demonstrators gathers Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Juneau on the first day of early voting for the 2026 Alaska primary election. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
Early in-person voting began Monday at 10 locations in the Railbelt, Juneau and Nome for Alaska’s Nov. 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 fi