United States Senate election in Alaska, 2020

Elections in Alaska, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 4
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 19
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 13 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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U.S. Senate, Alaska
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2020
Primary: August 18, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Daniel S. Sullivan (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Alaska
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Republican Inside Elections: Lean Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
See also
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Voters in Alaska elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan won election in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
June 1, 2020	August 18, 2020	November 3, 2020

The election filled the Class II Senate seat held by Daniel S. Sullivan (R). Sullivan was first elected in 2014.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Alaska modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: The witness requirement was suspended.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Alaska

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Alaska on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan (R)	53.9	191,112
		Al Gross (Nonpartisan)	41.2	146,068
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	4.7	16,806
	Submit photo	Jed Whittaker (G) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Sid Hill (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	Karen Nanouk (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	601

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,587
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Incumbent Daniel S. Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel S. Sullivan	100.0	65,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,257
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Adam Master Newman (R)

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska

Al Gross and John Howe defeated Edgar Blatchford and Chris Cumings in the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for U.S. Senate Alaska on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Al Gross	79.9	50,047
✔		John Howe	6.6	4,165
		Edgar Blatchford	8.7	5,463
	Submit photo	Chris Cumings	4.8	2,989

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,664
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Darden (Independent)
• Larry Barnes (Independent)
• David Matheny (Independent)

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Alaska in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Alaska, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Alaska	U.S. Senate	Democratic	N/A	N/A	$100.00	Fixed number	6/1/2020	Source
Alaska	U.S. Senate	Independence	N/A	N/A	$100.00	Fixed number	6/1/2020	Source
Alaska	U.S. Senate	Republican	N/A	N/A	$100.00	Fixed number	6/1/2020	Source
Alaska	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	2,850	1% of votes cast in the last general election	N/A	N/A	8/18/2020	Source

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Daniel S. Sullivan	Republican Party	$10,618,921	$10,145,559	$731,743	As of December 31, 2020
John Howe	Alaskan Independence Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jed Whittaker	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Al Gross	Nonpartisan	$19,572,462	$19,545,631	$26,831	As of December 31, 2020
Sid Hill	Nonpartisan	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Karen Nanouk	Nonpartisan	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Alaska, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Lean Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Election history

2016

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski Incumbent	44.4%	138,149
	Libertarian	Joe Miller	29.2%	90,825
	Independent	Margaret Stock	13.2%	41,194
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	11.6%	36,200
	Independent	Breck Craig	0.8%	2,609
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	0.6%	1,758
	N/A	Write-in	0.2%	706
Total Votes				311,441
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

2014

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Sullivan	48%	135,445
	Democratic	Mark Begich Incumbent	45.8%	129,431
	Libertarian	Mark Fish	3.7%	10,512
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	2%	5,636
	N/A	Write-in	0.5%	1,376
Total Votes				282,400
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Lisa Murkowski won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Joe Miller (R), Scott T. McAdams (D), Frederick Haase (L), Tim Carter (Nonaffiliated) and Ted Gianoutsos (Nonaffiliated) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Write-in	Lisa Murkowski incumbent	39.7%	101,091
	Republican	Joe Miller	35.6%	90,839
	Democratic	Scott T. McAdams	23.6%	60,045
	Libertarian	Frederick Haase	0.6%	1,459
	Nonaffiliated	Tim Carter	0.4%	927
	Nonaffiliated	Ted Gianoutsos	0.2%	458
Total Votes				254,819

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska, 2020
• United States Senate elections, 2020

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

Republican Party (3)