ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early voting opened Monday in Alaska ahead of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House general elections.
The special U.S. House general election will be the first in Alaska determined by ranked choice voting after Alaskans adopted new election rules in 2020. Three candidates are vying for the seat: Republican Nick Begich III, Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Mary Peltola. The special election will determine who serves out the rest of U.S. Rep. Don Young's term as Alaska's lone U.S. House member, after Young died unexpectedly in March.
All three candidates are also running in the regular primary election for the following two-year U.S. House term that begins in January. They are joined by several other contenders, including Republican Tara Sweeney, who finished fifth in the special primary election in June.
