Alaska’s August 18 top-four primary features 17 candidates vying for four spots on the November general-election ballot under the state’s nonpartisan system, which advances the highest vote-getters regardless of party before ranked-choice voting begins. With term-limited incumbent Mike Dunleavy absent, the field is fragmented among Republicans such as Click Bishop, Dave Bronson, Adam Crum, and Treg Taylor alongside Democrats Tom Begich and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Observers anticipate both Democrats advancing, intensifying competition for the remaining Republican slots in a low-turnout environment complicated by heavy outside spending in the concurrent U.S. Senate race. Late-campaign forums and parades have highlighted the scramble for name recognition ahead of Tuesday’s results.