Democrat Mary Peltola won Alaska’s special U.S. House race over former Gov. Sarah Palin Wednesday after votes were tabulated in the state’s first ranked choice election. Full coverage:
Democrat Mary Peltola before participating in a candidate forum forum Wednesday at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association annual conference at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage. Results showed her as the apparent winner in the special U.S. House election later in the afternoon.
The special election, held Aug. 16 with mail-in ballots counted over the past two weeks and the ranked choice standings announced Wednesday, determines who will serve out the remainder of Young’s term, which ends in January. Another election in November will determine who holds the seat for the full two-year term that begins in January.
U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin at her campaign headquarters in South Anchorage after the rank choice ballots were counted on Wednesday. There was initial confusion at what the numbers meant, followed by disbelief and then anger. “How is that possible?” one campaign volunteer shouted when it became clear that Palin would lose. Arriving a few minutes later to loud applause, she was defiant.Former Gov. Sarah Palin at her campaign headquarters in South Anchorage after the rank choice ballots were counted on Wednesday.
Peltola has also said she is “pro-fish” and emphasized her plans to protect subsistence fisheries in Alaska as salmon stocks decline in the region where she has fished throughout her life.
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