Nick Begich III now has 49% of first-place votes to U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 46%, while Ballot Measure 2 is passing by a margin of 1 percentage point.
Alaska Elections
Early election results mistakenly showed imprisoned U.S. House candidate leading in one Southeast Alaska precinct
The Division of Elections director said the results initially reported for Elfin Cove and Pelican were not correct. The count was corrected Thursday to reflect the actual vote tally.
Coalition lawmakers say they’re confident bipartisan Alaska House majority will hold
Though Alaskans voted for Donald Trump this year by a wide margin, the trend at the state level runs counter to the rightward shift seen across the country this cycle.
Alaska Republican leaders celebrate Trump’s victory
They say they’re hopeful the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will create more opportunity for oil drilling and other development on Alaska’s federal lands.
Bipartisan coalitions claim control of both Alaska House and Senate
That means the state House will flip from Republican-led majority control and have a new speaker, according to a news release.
Juneau voters favored Peltola in this election — even the ones that voted for Trump
Though voters in the capital city were split on who should be president, there’s little question about who they wanted in the U.S. House seat.