Alaska’s at-large congressional election will pit incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola against at least two Republicans – 2022 congressional candidate Nick Begich and Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom – in the state’s four-way ranked-choice vote.
The three candidates easily claimed the top three spots in Tuesday’s primary, with nine others each with less than 1 percent of the vote vying for last November ballot position in the nonpartisan primary. That winner had not been called Wednesday morning, and may not be for days since ballots postmarked by Tuesday are counted if they are received within 10 days.
The Associated Press called the contest for the top three at 1:08 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, with Peltola claiming nearly 51 percent of the vote — a significant threshold if it holds and she can repeat it in November with fewer opponents. Begich finished second with 27 percent and Dahlstrom had 20 percent when counting stopped around 5 a.m.
