The Alaska Division of Elections is expected to tally additional votes on Friday in the state’s special U.S. House and primary elections, but results won’t be final for days.
released Thursday evening, more than 180,000 votes have been cast and turnout has exceeded 30% — the highest August election turnout in Alaska since 2014, when more than 190,000 ballots were cast for a 39% turnout rate. Election officials still have thousands of ballots left to count, and results won’t be official until they are reviewed and certified by the state board of elections early next month.
The special U.S. House election, prompted by the death of longtime Rep. Don Young in March, will determine who will serve out the last four months of Young’s term. Peltola, Palin and Begich are also in the running for the regular November election that will determine who will hold that seat for the full two-year term that begins in January.
In the U.S. Senate primary, incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski has solidified her lead over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, who has the backing of former President Donald Trump. Murkowski has 44.8% of votes tallied so far, and Tshibaka has 39%. Rounding out the November ballot will be Democrat Pat Chesbro, who has 6.7% of votes, andIn the gubernatorial race, Republican incumbent Mike Dunleavy is comfortably ahead of challengers with 40.7% of votes.
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