. Incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, and Republican House candidate, and ex-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, were expected to place in the top four primary votes to progress to the general election in November.
Palin was on the ballot twice: in the special election as well as in the primary for the same office. Voters will again weigh in this November.
Alaska approved the new ranked-choice voting system and it was implemented this year. This system allows all candidates to be on the same ballot simultaneously and includes an open primary race. Four candidates receive more votes than others in the primary. They then move on to November’s ranked vote general election.
Murkowski, who has been in the Senate for nearly 20 years and has sometimes clashed with her party, faced 18 challengers including Republican nominee Kelly Tshibaka, a former department commissioner in Alaska’s state government who was backed by former President Donald Trump. With half of precincts reporting, Murkowski and Tshibaka had received 42.7% and 41.4% of the vote, respectively, meaning that both candidates will advance to compete in the November contest.
Trump voted against Murkowski in the second impeachment case. This was after the storming at the Capitol Jan. 6. 2021.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – JULY 09: Republican U.S. House candidate former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L) speaks as former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) looks on during a “Save America” rally at Alaska Airlines Center on July 09, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Republican Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Peltola also ran in the special election to complete the term of Young, who held the state’s sole House sole seat for 49 years. So far, Begich has received 28.9% of first-choice votes and Pelota has received 37.1%.
Only first-choice votes were reported on Tuesday night and since no candidate received at least 50% of the first-choice vote to win the election outright, the winner of the special election may not be known for weeks as mail-in ballots will be counted up until Aug. 31. The three main candidates indicated that they plan to contest for the full term of the House, which will be two years regardless of what happens in the special election.
.Reelection bid by Republican Governor. Mike Dunleavy finished first in his primary, receiving more than 42% of the early vote alongside former Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom.
. Former lawmaker Les Gara ran with Jessica Cook, Democratic candidate, and nearly tied for second with Bill Walker, former governor, who ran independently with Heidi Drygas.
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