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Alaska Public Media · 3d

Race for Alaska’s congressional seat tilts Begich with almost all precincts counted

Begich, an entrepreneur who lives in Chugiak, is a Republican from a prominent Democratic family. If his lead holds, he’ll win the seat once held by his grandfather. Congressman Nick Begich, D-Alaska, was campaigning for reelection in 1972 when his chartered plane disappeared enroute to Juneau.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Race for Alaska's only US House seat too early to call

Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber. They were also deciding whether to repeal the state's system of open primaries and ranked choice general elections just four years after opting to give that system a go.

Juneau Empire on MSN · 3d

Begich leads in early results, with Alaska’s U.S. House race too close to call

Alaska’s U.S. House election remained too close to call in preliminary results released Tuesday evening by the Alaska Division of Elections. With 109 of 403 precincts reporting results at 8:44 p.m., Republican candidate Nick Begich led Democratic incumbent Rep.

Alaska Public Media · 3d

Race for Alaska’s congressional seat tilts Begich in early results

Challenger Nick Begich III has built a lead in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat, according to early results on election night.

Alaska Dispatch News1d

Alaska House quickly announced a bipartisan majority, but some lawmakers say that was premature

Alaska House legislators announced on Wednesday that they had formed a bipartisan majority coalition, but some Republicans ...

Juneau Empire on MSN2d

No leaders change as 1,500 more ballots are added to Alaska’s election count

Alaska elections officials added about 1,500 more votes to the state’s election total on Wednesday as workers continued to ...

Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate with most votes counted

Voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots ...

Why Alaska’s U.S. House race is one of the most expensive in the nation

Candidates Mary Peltola and Nick Begich have raised more than $13 million, yet other groups have raised far more to influence ...

The Daily Yonder on MSN12d

Politics in Rural Alaska Look Different than Anywhere Else in the Country

A Cold State in the Far North” Maxine Dibert is a State House Representative from Fairbanks, Alaska. Part of her job is ...

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Alaska voters contend with Election Day issues as they decide single House seat

Democrat Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, faces challenge from Republican Nick Begich.

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Barrier-breaking Alaska congresswoman copes with personal tragedy as she faces tough reelection bid

Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is in a tough reelection fight against Republican Nick Begich in a high-stakes race that ...

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A new volcano-like structure has been found in the Arctic Ocean near Alaska

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality ... Working off ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner2d

Bipartisan coalitions take control of Alaska Legislature

Bipartisan coalitions will take control of both the Alaska House and Alaska Senate in the 34th Alaska Legislature following ...

Race for Alaska’s congressional seat tilts Begich III with almost all precincts counted

Begich III, an entrepreneur who lives in Chugiak, is a Republican from a prominent Democratic family. If his lead holds, ...

Alaska Dispatch News2d

Murkowski, a vocal Trump critic, vows to work with him to advance Alaska interests

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, said she would seek to protect some Democrat-backed laws such as the Affordable Care ...

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