Gerald L. "Jer" "Jerry" Heikes
Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry
Gerald L. "Jer" "Jerry" Heikes • Received 1.05% in the 18 August 2026 Primary. • FEC S8AK00140
Campaign / directory link · FEC S8AK00140
U.S. Senate · 2026
Alaska
Qualitative research dossier. No comprehensive numeric score or endorsement is assigned from these statements alone.
Research checked October 8, 2026 | Edition 10
Inventory completeness is not policy-audit completeness. Missing evidence is unscored. Party platforms are not imputed to individuals.
Position and record comparison
Mary Peltola’s campaign foregrounds food, fisheries, high household costs, and opposition to political corruption. Incumbent Dan S. Sullivan emphasizes tax reductions, energy development, defense, and Alaska-specific federal investment. Alaska’s ranked-choice field also includes Gerald Heikes and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.; the latter is a different person from the incumbent. Heather McElwain is reported as a Libertarian-associated write-in.
US Populists assessment
Test fisheries, food prices, rural health access, and energy proposals against their mechanisms and Alaska evidence. National P01/P03 establish concern, not an Alaska majority for a particular approach. Sullivan’s recorded vote on the 2025 law is distinct from Peltola’s current proposals. No primary-policy inference is made for the additional candidates.
Lead source: https://alaskabeacon.com/voter-guides/contests/2026-u-s-senate/
Reported field
Directory and selected official-status fields from the Edition 10 research inventory. A directory listing is not final certification.
Sidney I. "Sid" Hill
Undeclared · Ballot status (selected check): certified_write_in
Sidney I. "Sid" Hill • 18 August 2026: Lost the primary. Now running as a write-in.
Heather G. McElwain
Registered Libertarian · Ballot status (selected check): certified_write_in
Heather G. McElwain • 18 August 2026: Lost the Republican primary. Now running as a write-in. • FEC S6AK00292
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6AK00292
Mary Sattler Peltola
Registered Democrat · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry
former Member of Congress Mary Sattler Peltola • Received 49.54% in the 18 August 2026 Primary. on General Election ballot. First elected to the US House: 16 August 2023 in a Special Election re: the passing of Member of Congress Donald Edwin "Don" Young (Republican); re-elected: 2022; Lost the General Election: 2024. • FEC S6AK00276; 29 Jul 26; Tot $18,545,132; Dsb $13,908,377
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6AK00276
Daniel J. "Dan" Sullivan, Jr.
Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry
Daniel J. "Dan" Sullivan, Jr. • Received 2.47% in the 18 August 2026 Primary. On General Election ballot. Similar name but no relation to Senator Dan S. Sullivan (Republican). 15 June 2026: de-certified. Similar name but no relation to Senator Dan S. Sullivan (Republican) AKA Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. circa 23 June 2026: Filed suit, Sullivan v Elections Division, Superior Court, Anchorage 3rd district, 3AN-26-07485 CI. Suit argues that states cannot add qualifications to Congressional candidates. 25 June 2026: Hearing on Sullivan v State of Alaska Division of Elections, 3AN-26-07485C1 , 1p AKDT. A decision is needed by 30 June to accommodate printing of the ballots. 25 June 2026: Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Matthews restores Danial J. Sullivan, Jr. to the ballot. The Division of Elections is expected to appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court. 29 June 2026: Alaska Supreme Court orders Dan J. Sullivan to be on the primary ballot. S19935 State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. 24 July 2026: Party label left blank on sample ballot. • FEC S6AK00326; 29 Jul 26; Tot $18,835; Dsb $10,435
Campaign / directory link · FEC S6AK00326
Dan S. Sullivan
Registered Republican · Ballot status (selected check): certified_general_entry
Senator Dan S. Sullivan • Received 41.40% in the 18 August 2026 Primary. On General Election ballot. Similar name but no relation to Daniel J. "Dan" Sullivan, Jr. (Republican) • FEC S4AK00214; 29 Jul 26; Tot $9,136,967; Dsb $3,932,803
Campaign / directory link · FEC S4AK00214