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The measure to repeal ranked choice voting failed by 664 votes. Repeal opponent Scott Kendall is confident the outcome won’t change.

Groh’s loss leaves just 21 members in a Democrat-heavy bipartisan caucus that is seeking to take control of the Alaska House, a bare majority.

That’s according to the final unofficial election results posted Wednesday, the last day for absentee ballots to arrive from U.S. citizens living abroad.

After ranked choice tabulation on Wednesday, Begich had 51.3% of the vote to incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 48.7%.

Gavel Alaska will livestream the tabulation process starting at 5 p.m. It will determine the winners in several races.

Roughly 5,800 ballots remain to be counted, largely from Anchorage and rural Alaska.