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Republican Tara Sweeney drops out of Alaska US House race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she is dropping out of the U.S. House election, after garnering around 3.7% of votes counted so far in the primary race — enough to put her in fourth place and place her name on the November ballot.

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Meet the ‘pro-fish’ Democrat who is leading against Sarah Palin in deep red Alaska

Mary Peltola pulled ahead in the first round of Alaska’s ranked choice special election, Richard Hall reports. Can she hold the lead?

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Results from Alaska's first ranked choice vote are still days away. Maine's top election official says that's a good thing

Voting in Alaska's ranked choice election has already concluded, but results won't be known until more than two weeks after the election was held.

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Commentary: Cheney's and Murkowski's fates tied to their states' primary systems

If you want to know how to save American democracy, look no further than the cases of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The primary elections systems in their states dictated two divergent political fates.

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Ranked choice voting, in first test in Alaska, is already under attack

Alaskans went to the polls this week for the first time using a new ranked choice system that’s already under attack by a number of the politicians competing within it, and voters, in interviews, offered wide-ranging reviews.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

On Tuesday, we covered elections in Alaska and Wyoming. Final results for Alaska may not be available until Aug. 31. Here are some highlights:

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 35

August 18, 2022

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Looking back on two days ago

Welcome to the Thursday, August 18, Brew.

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The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.

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Murkowski, Palin advance to November in Alaska races

Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict then-President Donald Trump after his 2021 impeachment trial, easily advanced out of an all-party primary Tuesday, along with Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka.

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Trump-endorsed Sarah Palin advances to November election for sole Alaska House seat

The former vice presidential candidate has staged the Alaska House race as a grand return to politics after being out of elected office for more than a decade

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First Thing: Liz Cheney loses Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-endorsed rival

The vice-chair of the House January 6 panel faced retribution from state voters for going against the former president. Plus, how to fight memory loss in old age

The Guardian - UK

Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger advance in Alaska Senate race

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

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Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

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Murkowski, Palin advance to November in Alaska races - Roll Call

Alaska used a new voting system that sent Murkowski to the November Senate ballot and Palin to the ballot for an open House seat.

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Palin advances to November election for Alaska House seat

Former governor clinches one of four spots on ballot for seat formerly occupied by Don Young

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Liz Cheney - live: Biden calls Wyoming congresswoman after defeat and Trump attacks

Primary voters hit the polls on Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska

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Late US Rep. Don Young’s office closes, leaving no House staff to take Alaska constituent calls

WASHINGTON — The late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s former office officially closed Tuesday, and all his remaining staffers were taken off payroll. The winner of Tuesday’s special U.S. House election will move into the Alaska Republican’s former office after being sworn in next month, but it’ll remain vacant for weeks…

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Alaskans head to the polls in special election to determine new US House member

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaskans will head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s special U.S. House election and several primary races seen as a referendum on former President Donald Trump’s sway.

The Independent UK

Sarah Palin returns to the national stage and a Republican Party made in her image

The former VP candidate is running for elected office for the first time since her ill-fated 2008 campaign alongside John McCain, writes Richard Hall

The Independent UK

Here’s what is included in the monster climate and tax deal passed by Democrats

Tons of money for renewable energy, lease sales for drilling in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico and prescription drug pricing

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Liz Cheney – live: Defeated lawmaker blasts Trump’s ‘lies’ as ex-president gloats over her loss

Primary voters hit the polls on Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska

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Five states don’t have lieutenant governors—that could change this fall

Welcome to the Tuesday, August 16, Brew.

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Sarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for Congress

Over a decade after she ran for vice president and then resigned as Alaska governor, Palin is in both a special election for U.S. House on Tuesday and a primary for the full term starting next year.

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