ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola solidified their leads in the race to advance to August’s special general election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, according to an updated ballot count Wednesday.
Officials have now counted around 133,000 ballots. Additional updates are expected Wednesday evening. Another count is expected Friday, with a final count Tuesday and a goal of certifying the election results June 25.
Palin, a former governor, is in the lead with 28.3% of the vote so far. Begich, a businessman and member of a prominent family of Democrats, has 19.3% of the vote. Gross, who ran as an independent for U.S. Senate in 2020 with the Democratic Party’s endorsement, is in third with 12.8% of the vote. Peltola, a former state lawmaker, is in fourth with 8.7% of the vote.
