Democratic Sen. Hollis French is still slightly ahead of Republican challenger Bob Bell, for Senate District J in Anchorage. The state Division of Elections counted more absentee ballots on Friday, giving French a 50-vote lead. At the end of the day, French had 7,572 votes to Bell’s 7,522 votes. In another race Democrats were watching, …
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All tied up
The race for House District 34 is all tied up. Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas and Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins now have 4,054 votes each. State Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said two question ballots from Port Alexander were counted Friday morning. Both went to Kreiss-Tomkins. He was trailing Thomas by two votes after…
Ballot count narrows French – Bell margin
The gap between Democratic Sen. Hollis French and Republican challenger Bob Bell for Senate District J has narrowed to 56 votes. The state Division of Elections counted absentee and question ballots Tuesday. French has 7,562 votes to Bell’s 7,506 for the Anchorage seat. Coming into the ballot count, French had a 247-vote lead. Republican Rep.…
Update: Thomas holds two-vote lead in House District 34 race
Election officials say Haines Republican Rep. Bill Thomas now holds a two-vote lead over Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
UPDATE: Munoz gets Finance seat, Kerttula keeps Minority Leader post
Representative Mike Chenault will return for his third term as House Speaker when the 2013 Alaska Legislature convenes in January. House Republicans organized Thursday, two days after the general election. Representative Lance Pruitt of Anchorage is majority leader, Craig Johnson of Anchorage retains chairmanship of House Rules, and Kodiak’s Alan Austerman and Mat-Su’s Bill Stoltze…
Egan joins Senate majority, will chair Transportation Committee
Juneau Democratic Senator Dennis Egan has joined the Republican majority.