Alaska At large
Nick Begich III (R) holds this seat and is running again. 4 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
What the betting markets sayprices of Nov 9
0% Eric HafnerNick Begich III 92%
Polymarket and Kalshi, $484K bet. A price is a chance: 0 cents on Hafner pays a dollar if they win.
Nick Begich III
Republican · holds this seat today
B+Liberty Score B+On the liberty side in 39 of 43 votes and bills.
Raised $6,438,904 since January 2025: 51% from people, 29% transfers and other income, 19% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Eric Hafner
Democrat · federal prison inmate in new york, democrat
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Hafner, and what Hafner has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Eric Hafner, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Hafner, so the grade above comes from this list: what Hafner has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Told a local news outlet in 2024 that he supports Medicare for All.
“I support Medicare For All.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
Also on the ballot
Bill Hill (Independent), Jim McDermott (Libertarian).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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