The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released its latest target list of Republican incumbents in the US House of Representatives who will be marked for attack. Alaska Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican, is on the list.
“Today, we’re unveiling our offensive target list for 2026. Democrats are poised to retake the House — and defeating these vulnerable House Republicans will be key to doing that,” the DCCC said in its notice.
The unveiling of the list follows the March announcement of the “DCCC’s 2026 Frontliners,” 26 incumbent House Democrats seeking re-election in competitive districts.
Along with Tuesday announcement, the DCCC launched nominee fund pages to raise the funds for the eventual Democratic nominee. In Alaska, there is no announced Democrat nominee to take on Begich, who bounced Mary Peltola out of office after her first term. Democrats have not indicated that Peltola will try for that seat.
The DCCC is the same group that put Peltola on its “at risk” list in 2023, and then spent millions of dollars to try to save her, to no avail.
In 2026, the center-left Cook Political Report puts Begich in the “driver’s seat” for keeping the seat, as of February, 2025. But that’s without knowing who the possible contender might be.
Recent polls indicate that the Democratic National Party’s approval rating has reached historic lows. An NBC News poll conducted from March 7-11 found that only 27% of registered voters view the Democratic Party favorably, marking the lowest rating in NBC News polling since 1990.
