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Alaska U.S. Senate 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

4 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Alaska Division of Elections' list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: Alaska Division of Elections, Election Candidates, 2026 General Election (Election Date November 3, 2026) (Page last updated September 25, 2026 at 8:16 am).

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The candidates

  1. Dan Sullivan, Registered Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska

    Dan Sullivan

    Registered Republican · In office

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: United States Senate, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Dan Sullivan's page · In their own words

  2. Mary Peltola, Registered Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate, Alaska

    Mary Peltola

    Registered Democrat

    Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself.

    Their newest statement on the record, October 16, 2026, CNN (opens in a new tab).

    What they said

    3 statements on the record

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    3 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Photo: Leah Herman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Mary Peltola's page · In their own words

  3. Gerald L. Heikes

    Registered Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Gerald L. Heikes's page · In their own words

  4. Heather McElwain

    Registered Libertarian

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Heather McElwain's page · In their own words

Certified write in candidates 1

These candidates are not printed on the November 3 ballot. A voter writes in the name, and the votes count because an official election list certifies the candidacy: the state's own, or a county election board's where the state publishes none. Each line names the list that certifies it; what each has said about data centers stays on their own page.

Labels are applied by the record's published rules: two readings of each statement, and a third that reads its source where the two differ. Every label sits beside its statement and its source, and any label can be challenged through Report a change, with the correction logged on the corrections page.

In their own words

Where does Dan Sullivan stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Dan Sullivan.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Dan Sullivan.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Mary Peltola stand on data centers?

Mary Peltola has 3 statements on data centers on the record.

Statements 3 statements
  1. · quoted

    Dan, you should be ashamed of yourself.

    Alaska U.S. Senate debate · CNN (opens in a new tab) · [Archived Copy] (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · quoted

    I think that Alaskans have had it up to here with the lying and dishonesty.

    Alaska U.S. Senate debate · CNN (opens in a new tab) · [Archived Copy] (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · quoted

    AI data centers are destroying our climate. They are poisoning our waters.

    Alaska U.S. Senate debate · CNN (opens in a new tab) · [Archived Copy] (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Gerald L. Heikes stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gerald L. Heikes.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gerald L. Heikes.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Heather McElwain stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Heather McElwain.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Heather McElwain.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Alaska Division of Elections' list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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Every race in Alaska, and where each candidate stands

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