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华盛顿讯—— 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻预测，共和党籍参议员丹·沙利文与前民主党众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉成功晋级阿拉斯加州参议院选举的11月大选阶段。沙利文正为保住自己的席位而战，这场选举可能成为决定明年参议院控制权归属的关键一役。
尽管阿拉斯加自2008年以来从未选出过民主党参议员，但连任两届的参议员、曾在乔治·W·布什政府时期于国务院任职的海军陆战队老兵沙利文，面临着佩尔托拉这位强劲对手。
现年52岁的佩尔托拉在2022年成为50年来首位代表该州出任众议院议员的民主党人，但在随后的选举中最终未能连任阿拉斯加州唯一的众议院席位。不过，这位美国国会历史上首位阿拉斯加原住民议员，尽管特朗普总统在该州以13个百分点的优势获胜，她在2024年的选举中仍以不到3个百分点的差距惜败。
鉴于中期选举传统上有利于反对党，民主党希望以“阿拉斯加独立代言人”形象示人的佩尔托拉能够在今年的选举中拿下该席位，朝夺取参议院控制权的目标更进一步。
在阿拉斯加，初选中得票排名前四的候选人将晋级大选，另外两名晋级者目前尚未确定。
61岁的沙利文正努力保住自己的席位——他上一次在2020年的选举中以较大优势胜出。共和党方面已为这场竞选投入资源：参议院领导基金宣布将斥资1700万美元用于广告宣传，助力沙利文参选。
民主党方面，参议院多数党政治行动委员会也已投入资源，预订了超过1200万美元的电视广告时段支持佩尔托拉。但在佩尔托拉为翻转席位展开竞选之际，她与一位知名全国民主党人划清了界限：就在初选前几日，哈里斯的政治行动委员会计划为佩尔托拉筹款，但佩尔托拉的竞选团队拒绝了前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的支持。
要拿下参议院控制权，目前共和党占据53个席位的民主党需要赢下四个席位，同时守住己方的部分席位。长期以来，人们普遍认为2026年的参议院选举版图对民主党不利，可供其夺下的席位寥寥无几。但阿拉斯加这场选举让民主党看到了提升胜算的机会。
Sen. Dan Sullivan, Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary
2026-08-19T06:13:00-0400 / CBS News
Washington — GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola are among those advancing to the general election in November in Alaska’s Senate race, CBS News projects, as Sullivan defends his seat in a race that could be key to determining control of the chamber next year.
Though Alaska hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008, Sullivan, a second-term senator and a Marine veteran who worked at the State Department under the George W. Bush administration, faces a formidable opponent in Peltola.
Peltola, 52, became the first Democrat to represent the state in the House in 50 years in 2022, though she ultimately lost her reelection bid for Alaska’s sole House seat the following cycle. But Peltola, the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress, fell short by less than 3 points in the 2024 race, despite President Trump winning the state by 13 points.
With midterm dynamics traditionally boosting the party opposing the White House, Democrats are hoping Peltola, who’s billed herself as an independent voice for Alaskans, can flip the seat in this year’s election, getting them one step closer to taking control of the chamber.
In Alaska, the top four vote-getters in the primary advance to the general election. The other two candidates have not yet been determined.
As Sen. Sullivan, 61, fights to hold on to his seat, which he last won by a comfortable margin in 2020, Republicans are investing in the contest. The Senate Leadership Fund has announced $17 million in advertising spending to boost Sullivan in the race.
On the Democratic side, the Senate Majority PAC has also invested, with more than $12 million in television reservations to support Peltola. But as Peltola is campaigning to flip the seat, she’s drawn a line between herself and one high-profile national Democrat. Peltola’s campaign rejected the support of former Vice President Kamala Harris days ahead of the primary, after Harris’ PAC sought to fundraise on her behalf.
To flip control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold 53 seats, Democrats would have to win four seats while defending a handful of their own. The 2026 map has long been viewed as difficult for Democrats, with few opportunities for pickups. But with races like the one in Alaska, the party sees an opportunity to improve its chances.
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