Democrats are hoping to flip the Senate in November 2026 in a move that would restrain President Trump's legislative agenda.

Democratic Fairbanks Sen. Scott Kawasaki violated ethics law by holding constituent events too close to the 2024 state primary, a panel of the Alaska Legislature concluded in a report published Friday.

Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich remain without serious challengers ahead of the 2026 election.

According to preliminary election results, Knackstedt was elected Kenai’s new mayor on Tuesday with 461 votes. Douthit received 326, and there were five write-ins. On Wednesday, Knackstedt thanked Douthit for the “clean, gentleman’s race that the voters observed.”