AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska's primaries
In the 2022 midterm primary, the AP first reported results at 1:34 a.m. EDT, or 34 minutes after final polls closed. The election night tabulation ended at 5:48 a.m. EDT with about 80% of total votes counted. As of Tuesday, there will be 77 days until the November general election.
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In America’s largest state House district, six people vie for a seat in the Alaska Legislature
The contest for Interior Alaska's House District 36 has more candidates than any other legislative race this year.
Peltola continues to far outpace GOP challengers in fundraising ahead of Alaska's primary election
With days remaining before Alaska's Aug. 20 primary election, Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola continues to maintain a massive fundraising lead ahead of two Republican challengers. Peltola's haul of nearly $780,
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Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries
Friday was the deadline for Alaskans to request that an absentee ballot be mailed to them, but voters can request an emailed ballot through Aug. 19.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries
Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four.
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Peltola continues to far outpace GOP challengers in fundraising ahead of Alaska’s primary election
Splitting endorsements — which carry the promise of campaign funding — between Begich and Dahlstrom could lead to a repeat of 2022, when bickering between two GOP candidates — Begich and former Gov. Sarah Palin — allowed Peltola to pull away with the win in the first year that Alaska’s top-four voting system was put to use.
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Alaska Beacon voter guide: Answers to 15 questions by legislative, U.S. House candidates
Alaskans voting in the Aug. 20 primary election again have a resource to learn where the candidates stand on a wide range of issues: the Alaska Beacon’s 2024 Voter Guide.
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Alaska Beacon Voter Guide offers step toward more informed election
Voter Guide questions encompass candidates’ positions on everything from schools to taxes to what candidates see as the biggest local need.
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Attacks on relatively unknown GOP candidate for Alaska’s U.S. House seat could shape primary results
Alaska first began using ranked choice voting in 2022, and is set to again use the voting method in November. Under that system, Alaskans can rank up to four candidates per race, allowing for an instant runoff if the top vote-getter receives less than 50% of the vote.
Attacks on relatively unknown GOP candidate for Alaska's U.S. House seat could shape primary results
Ads criticizing a relatively unknown GOP candidate for Alaska's U.S. House seat could change the dynamics of the competitive race after the primary later this month. Gerald Heikes, a Palmer resident and perennial candidate for public office in Alaska,
Early in-person voting locations in rural Alaska turn away voters as delivery of election materials delayed
More than a dozen communities in rural Alaska were unable on Wednesday to offer early in-person polling ahead of the state primary as required by law because of delays in the delivery of election materials.