U.S. House · Alaska At-Large

Statewide, Alaska's single at-large congressional district.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 24 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • All claims (primary vote shares and placements for all 4 general-election candidates, Begich's education/committees, Hill's quote and priorities, Hafner's sentence/release date and the ballot-eligibility ruling, McDermott's bio and prior campaign years) verified verbatim against cited sources; no corrections needed.

On the ballot · 4 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUENicholas Begich
R
Bill Hill
Nonpartisan
Eric Hafner
D
Jim McDermott
LIB
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsSupports[9][10][11][12]votes———
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsOpposes[10][11][12]votesSupports[3]——
Expand public health coverageOpposes[10][11][12][13]votes———
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsOpposes[10][11][12]votes———
Broad tariffs on imported goodsSupports[14]votes———

The candidates, in full

Nicholas Begich

RINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2025)

Nicholas Begich is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Alaska's at-large U.S. House seat. He is a technology entrepreneur who previously founded FarShore Partners and co-founded the investment firm Dashfire.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • NoWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • NoResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • NoBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • YesRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • YesSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes on the House Natural Resources Committee (Vice Chair of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee), the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the 119th Congress.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[9][10][11][12]

    What they say: Co-sponsored H.R. 30, the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, and voted for the Laken Riley Act, saying both give law enforcement more tools to detain and remove immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes.[6]

    “Securing our borders is both a matter of national security and a matter of protecting those closest to us—family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and indeed all Americans.”
  • SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[14]

    What they say: Defended the Trump administration's tariffs on China in a television interview, framing them as a response to China's own trade restrictions and export controls.[7]

    “What Donald Trump is doing is standing up for America and Americans, and he is putting America First. He is pushing back on China’s own tariffs and export controls against the United States, and I think it opens the opportunity for us to have a broader conversation.”
  • OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[10][11][12][13]

    What they say: Voted against a three-year extension of ACA health insurance subsidies, saying the underlying law needs structural reform rather than a temporary extension.[8]

    “The health insurance system created by Democrats under Obamacare has proven completely unaffordable for the American healthcare customer.”
  • OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[10][11][12]

  • OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[10][11][12]

Background

  • Born in Anchorage, Alaska; earned a B.B.A. in entrepreneurship from Baylor University (1999) and an M.B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington (2002).[2]
  • Founded FarShore Partners, a technology development company, and co-founded Dashfire, a startup investment firm.[2]
  • Completed a fellowship with the Club for Growth and co-chaired the Alaska Republican Party's Finance Committee and Rep. Don Young's 2020 re-election campaign.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $5.5M · spent $2.5M · $3.1M cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗

Bill Hill

Nonpartisan

Bill Hill is a nonpartisan candidate who placed second in the August 2026 top-four primary. He is a commercial fisherman, former teacher, and construction worker from Naknek, Alaska, running on affordability, anti-corruption and fisheries issues.[1][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

    Says billionaires and corporations need to pay their share like everyone else, as part of his campaign against what he calls the corrupt D.C. elite.[3]

    “Billionaires and corporations need to pay their share like the rest of us. And we need to get big money out of our elections.”

In their words — priorities

  • Lowering the cost of gas, groceries, and healthcare for Alaskans, citing fuel prices as high as $15 a gallon in some rural communities.[3]
  • A total ban on congressional stock trading and reducing the influence of money in elections.[3]
  • Opposing trawl bycatch to protect Alaska fisheries, and investing in schools.[3]

Background

  • Grew up in a small village in rural Alaska, hunting, fishing, and raising sled dog teams.[3]
  • Has worked as a commercial fisherman, school teacher, and construction worker.[3]
  • Lives in Naknek, Alaska with his wife Diane; describes himself as a father of four and grandfather of seven.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $1.3M · spent $820K · $516K cash on hand (through 2026-07-29) FEC filing ↗

Eric Hafner

D

Eric Hafner is the Democratic nominee. He is incarcerated at a federal prison in New York, serving a 20-year sentence for threatening elected officials, with a scheduled release date in 2036.[1][4]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Background

  • At the time of a 2024 Alaska Democratic Party lawsuit seeking to remove him from that year's ballot, Hafner was serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in New York for threatening elected officials, with a scheduled release in 2036.[4]
  • An Alaska Superior Court judge dismissed the Alaska Democratic Party's 2024 lawsuit to remove Hafner from the ballot; the judge ruled that ranked-choice voting eliminated any claim of harm from his presence on the ballot and that the court could not weigh in on whether he would reside in Alaska by Election Day.[4]

Jim McDermott

LIB

Jim McDermott is the Libertarian nominee. He is a business instructor at the University of Alaska and a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force who finished eighth in the August 2026 primary and joined the general-election ballot after a higher-finishing candidate withdrew.[1][5]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Background

  • Holds a B.S. in occupational education from Wayland Baptist University and an M.S. in business organizational management from the University of La Verne.[5]
  • Served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force and works as a business instructor for the University of Alaska.[5]
  • Has run for this seat in previous cycles, including 2012, 2014, and 2016.[5]

Research notes & limits

Nicholas Begich's key floor votes and FEC finance totals are filled in separately by script. Eric Hafner and Jim McDermott have minimal public records: Hafner's Ballotpedia coverage centers on litigation over his ballot eligibility while incarcerated, and neither candidate has completed a Candidate Connection survey or published a detailed 2026 platform.

Sources · 14

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Nicholas Begich · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Bill Hill - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Eric Hafner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  5. 5.Jim McDermott (Alaska) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  6. 6.Congressman Nick Begich Co-Sponsors H.R. 30 to Strengthen Border Security and Protect American Families · Office of Rep. Nick Begich · 2025-01-16 Official record
  7. 7.ICYMI: Congressman Nick Begich Joins Fox News to Discuss China Tariffs and Effective Leadership at DOGE · Office of Rep. Nick Begich · 2025-02-04 Official record
  8. 8.Alaska's Rep. Nick Begich votes against 3-year extension of federal health care subsidies · Alaska Public Media · 2026-01-09 News report
  9. 9.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record