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U.S. House · Alaska At-Large

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

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Not yet called

No candidate has a majority in the first count, so the result depends on Alaska's ranked-choice tabulation.

CandidateVotesShare
Nick Begich105,64749.6%
Bill Hill86,02340.4%
Eric Hafner15,5507.3%
Jim McDermott5,7892.7%
Total Write-ins00%

About 74% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Alaska uses a top-four nonpartisan primary followed by ranked-choice voting in the general election. Incumbent Nicholas Begich (R) won the August 18, 2026 primary with 44.6%, followed by Bill Hill (Nonpartisan) with 32.5%. John Brendan Williams (D), who placed fifth, withdrew from the general election; Jim McDermott (L), who finished eighth, replaced him on the ballot.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 4 candidates

Nicholas BegichRINCUMBENTU.S. Representative (since 2025)Full profile →Bill HillNonpartisanFull profile →Eric HafnerDFull profile →Jim McDermottLIBFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Nicholas Begich
    —
  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    Supports[4]

    In an Alaska Beacon interview (quoted on Ballotpedia), said healthcare decisions are between a woman and her medical provider and that returning to the 1950s does not work.

  • Jim McDermott
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Nicholas Begich
    Opposes[6]

    Cosponsored H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, a bill allowing nonresidents of a state to carry concealed firearms there if their home state permits it.

  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[13][14][15][16]

    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.

  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    In their own words[10]
    “He opposes treating immigration as primarily a law enforcement issue when the underlying cause is an immigration system that does not function.”

    On his campaign website

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[14][15][16]

    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.

  • Bill Hill
    In their own words[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.”
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][18]

    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), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Bill Hill
    In their own words[8]
    “I think everybody should have access to good health care. That's the bottom line.”

    In a KMXT interview, May 2026

  • Eric Hafner
    Supports[4]

    Said as a Democrat he supports "Healthcare For All" among traditional Democratic Party positions (Alaska Beacon interview quoted on Ballotpedia).

  • Jim McDermott
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[14][15][16]

    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.

  • Bill Hill
    In their own words[9]
    “So, let’s find ways to implement renewable energies.”

    In a KFSK interview in Petersburg, August 2026

  • Eric Hafner
    Supports[4]

    In an Alaska Beacon interview (quoted on Ballotpedia), said the oil and gas economy is in transition and called for stabilizing those industries by discontinuing expansion while other income sources are developed.

  • Jim McDermott
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    Opposes[10]

    Campaign website says tariffs are paid by American businesses and consumers and calls for no international tariffs or trade barriers.

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[17]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Nicholas Begich
    Recorded votes[19][20]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Bill Hill
    —
  • Eric Hafner
    —
  • Jim McDermott
    Supports[10]

    Campaign website says he does not support open-ended military commitments made without Congressional authorization.

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. Biography gaps: McDermott's and Hafner's pages provide little beyond education, service and election history; Hafner's current custody status in 2026 was not independently confirmed.

Sources · 32

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.Alaska's Rep. Nick Begich votes against 3-year extension of federal health care subsidies · Alaska Public Media · 2026-01-09 News report
  6. 6.H.R. 38, Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  7. 7.H.R. 7296, SAVE America Act (cosponsors) · Congress.gov Official record
  8. 8.Interview with Bill Hill, 2026 candidate for Alaska's U.S. House seat · KMXT (Kodiak Public Broadcasting) · 2026-05-05 News report
  9. 9.Independent U.S. House candidate Bill Hill talks corruption, cost of living during Petersburg visit · KFSK · 2026-08-10 News report
  10. 10.Jim McDermott on the Issues · Jim McDermott for U.S. House campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  11. 11.Nicholas Begich · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  12. 12.About | Representative Nick Begich (house.gov) · Office of Rep. Nick Begich Official record
  13. 13.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  22. 22.United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  23. 23.Bill Hill - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  24. 24.Bristol Bay fisherman and retired educator Bill Hill enters U.S. House race (Alaska Public Media) · Alaska Public Media · 2026-01-22 News report
  25. 25.Naknek Resident Bill Hill brings campaign for U.S House to home region after statewide launch last week (KDLG) · KDLG · 2026-01-28 News report
  26. 26.Independent U.S. House candidate Bill Hill talks corruption, cost of living during Petersburg visit · KFSK · 2026-08-10 News report
  27. 27.United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  28. 28.Eric Hafner · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  29. 29.New Jersey man who ran for Congress in Hawaii, Oregon pleads guilty to threatening judges, others (New Jersey Globe) · New Jersey Globe · 2022-05-17 News report
  30. 30.United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  31. 31.Jim McDermott (Alaska) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  32. 32.Jim McDermott, a Libertarian from Fairbanks, makes top four for Alaska's U.S. House race · Alaska Beacon · 2026-09-01 News report