There are five contested primaries for the Alaska Legislature happening on August 18. This is the most since voters approved the state’s top-four primary system in 2020. Four of these primaries are for seats in the House, and one is for a seat in the state Senate.
There are 10 seats up for election in the Senate this year and 40 up in the House. There are nine open seats, meaning no incumbent is running for re-election. This is up from 2024, when there were seven open seats, but down from 2022, when there were 20.
