Alaska Governor Race 2026

Chatbots no longer put Walker first, but they still missed Alaska voters choice for governor.

Nine days after voters decided Alaska's top four governor primary on August 18, the chatbots no longer point first to independent Bill Walker. They picked Democrat Thomas Scott Begich most often, at 17.8 percent, while voters put Democrat Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins first, at 21.6 percent. Begich finished second at 20.1 percent and advanced. Kreiss Tomkins, Begich, Republican Bernadette Wilson and Republican Dave Bronson advanced to November. The count is still unofficial, with 400 of 403 precincts reporting. Their biggest miss remains Walker, picked at 17.2 percent by chatbots but ninth with 4.5 percent of the vote.

Alaska U.S. Senate Race 2026

Nine days after Peltola led the Senate primary, chatbots still pick Sullivan.

Chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan, a Republican, first in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, at 55.0 percent. Voters decided this on August 18, nine days ago, and put Democrat Mary Peltola first at 48.1 percent, while Sullivan finished second at 42.7 percent. Both advanced in the top four primary, where order decides who reaches November. The count is still unofficial, with 400 of 403 precincts reporting. The chatbots had the two candidate order reversed, and their biggest miss was Sullivan, whom they rated 12.3 points higher than his actual vote share.

Alaska U.S. House At-Large Race 2026

Chatbots matched voters on Begich first, but still overstated his House primary share

Nine days after voters decided Alaska's U.S. House primary on August 18, the chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) first at 67.0 percent. Voters also put Begich first, at 46.1 percent, with the count still unofficial and 400 of 403 precincts reporting. Among the candidates the chatbots were asked about, they had the order right. Their biggest miss was Begich's level, 20.9 points above his actual vote share. This is a top four primary, so the order decides who reaches the November ballot.

Alaska State Senate District O Race 2026

Nine days after District O voted, chatbots still put Bauer ahead of Sheldon.

Nine days after voters decided State Senate District O on August 18, the chatbots still picked Republican incumbent George Rauscher first, at 42.8 percent, matching voters, who put him first at 39.8 percent. But the match was only partial. The chatbots put Democrat Peter Bauer second at 32.1 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon third at 16.2 percent. Voters put Sheldon second at 31.6 percent and Bauer third at 28.6 percent. This is a top four primary, so all three candidates advanced to November. The count is still unofficial, with 400 of 403 precincts reporting.

A finding was written for this race and its wording was disputed

“Chatbots no longer put Walker first, but they still missed Alaska voters choice for governor” (the wording our summarizing model proposed)

Our checking model objected to how our summarizing model worded a finding about this race. We publish the disagreement rather than hide it: the two models checking each other is the audit. The objection: Title is missing an apostrophe (voters choice should be voters' choice, or better, reworded) and lacks a period at the end. Punctuation must be periods and commas only, and titles need terminal punctuation for broadcast voice consistency. Fixed version adds the period. This is a minor framing fix, not a numeric problem.