U.S. Senate race will have two Dan Sullivans and a Mary Peltola

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan arrived at his election watch party at the Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (James Daggett | Alaska Public Media)
It looks like Alaska will have two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the November ballot for U.S. Senate, as well as Democrat Mary Peltola.
Rounding out the top four in the early results was Republican Gerald Heikes, leading Democrat David Leslie by just 58 votes.
That’s according to preliminary results the state