Inside Alaska's nonpartisan primary for Senate

A primary is underway in Alaska on Tuesday for an open Senate seat. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto takes a look at the state's unique primary system.

Voters in Alaska are at the polls Tuesday to choose who will duke it out in one of the most closely watched Senate races this cycle. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) is on defense as Democrats look to former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) to flip the seat. To further complicate matters, an Alaska Republican — also…

Alaska voters are choosing candidates for November's general election in a series of primary contests Tuesday, including a U.S. Senate race that will be among the most closely watched in the nation this fall.

Dan Sullivan, another Dan Sullivan and an ex-congresswoman face off in Alaska's US Senate primary  Toronto Star

A U.S. Senate contest featuring a former congresswoman and a challenger with the same name as the incumbent headlines Alaska's primary

Dan Sullivan, another Dan Sullivan and an ex-congresswoman face off in Alaska's US Senate primary  AP News

Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager.

Polls show a close race in Alaska, a state that backed Donald Trump by double digits in the 2024 presidential election.

Alaska voters will deliver the first statewide verdict Tuesday in one of the most closely watched Senate contests of the midterm elections, offering an early measure of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola before their expected showdown this fall. Sullivan and Peltola are the clea

“Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska,” a Mary Peltola campaign spokeswoman said.