Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / AK-ALAlaska's at-large district 2026 · held by Republicans

Nick Begich III is heavily favored in AK-AL

Bill Hill (I)5%Democrat
Nick Begich III95%Republican · incumbent
Median marginR+9.080%: R+16.0 to R+2.0
Cook PVIR+62026 lines
Tipping point0.0%decides the majority
District pollsR+10.75 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 3.0 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsLikely R
SabatoLikely R
Race to the WHLikely R
EconomistLean R
Split TicketLikely R
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsLikely R
Silver BulletinSolid R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Data for Progress (D)Oct 16668 LV42–48 R+6.0
Alaska Survey ResearchOct 31,512 LV40–50 R+10.0
NYT/SienaOct 1616 LV35–47 R+12.0
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)Sep 11800 LV31–45 R+14.0
The Bullfinch GroupSep 6820 LV36.6–44.2 R+7.6