Alaska's House race leaves Democratic U.S. Rep. Peltola with an early lead against the GOP's Sarah Palin and Nick Begich. Tabulation rounds take place on Nov. 23, until two candidates remain.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola led in early first-choice returns in Tuesday's ranked choice election for Alaska's only House seat, leading Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich.
Rounds continue until two candidates remain, and whoever has the most votes wins. Tabulations rounds would take place Nov. 23.vote special election against Palin and Begich to serve out Young’s term, which ends in January. Young, who had held the House seat for 49 years, died in March. While she and Peltola are friendly - Peltola's time as a state lawmaker overlapped with Palin's as governor - Palin has railed against the state's ranked choice voting system and said Alaskans"do not want the destructive democrat agenda to rule our land and our lives."
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