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"Rigged" claims after Sarah Palin loss

Republicans claim a new ranked-choice system approved by Alaska voters is some kind of nefarious Democratic plot

Salon

First Thing: Sarah Palin loses Alaska race to Democrat Mary Peltola

Peltola’s win makes her the first Alaska Native to serve in the House. Plus, ‘supermajority’ of up to 80% of Americans back climate action

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Palin loses comeback bid in Alaska special election

Sarah Palin’s bid to return to the frontline of US politics has been thwarted after she lost a special congressional election in Alaska.

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Thursday briefing: What we’ve learned from the Tory leadership contest

In today’s newsletter: From Truss’s weakness to party faithful’s rightwing views, the Guardian’s new political editor surveys an interminable campaign – and what’s next

The Guardian - UK

Palin defeat immediately denounced as election fraud on Trump’s social media platform

Mary Peltola edged out former Alaskan governor in the state’s special election

The Independent UK

Democrat Mary Peltola wins special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democrat Mary Peltola was the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked-choice election.

Tribune News Service

US byelections suggest improved prospects for Democrats at midterms, while Liz Cheney suffers huge loss

The US midterm elections occur in just over two months, on November 8. All 435 House of Representatives seats and 35 of the 100 senators are up for election. At the 2020 elections, Democrats won the house by a 222-213 margin, and held the Senate on a 50-50 tie with…

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Alaska Elected a Democrat to Congress for the First Time in 50 Years

Mary Peltola will only be the third Democrat, as well as the first Native Alaskan, to represent Alaska since it became a state.

Reason

Democrat Mary Peltola wins special US House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress

Tribune News Service

Democrat Mary Peltola tops Sarah Palin to win U.S. House special election in Alaska

Mary Peltola narrowly won a special election that was determined by a ranked-choice voting tabulation. She will become the first Alaska Native in Congress.

WEKU

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in Alaska special election

Peltola, who beat Sarah Palin, will be the first Alaska Native elected to Congress.

Axios

Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin to become first Native Alaskan woman to win congressional race

Controversial former vice-presidential candidate’s bid to return to frontline politics dramatically falls short

The Independent UK

Peltola wins Alaska special election to fill Young’s House seat - Roll Call

Democrat Mary Peltola beat Sarah Palin and businessman Nick Begich III in Alaska's special election to succeed the late Rep. Don Young.

Roll Call

Special election results expected for lone Alaska House seat

State elections officials plan to release results Wednesday of the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, with Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Mary Peltola vying to become the first woman to hold the seat

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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?

Ballotpedia

More state legislative seats are open this year than at any point since 2012

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Tribune News Service

Results in Alaska’s special US House race expected Wednesday when candidates are set to share a stage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Candidates in the special U.S. House race are scheduled to meet in person for a forum in Anchorage Wednesday afternoon. The Alaska Division of Elections is set to release results of the election while the forum is ongoing, with all three contenders sharing the stage when results…

The Independent UK

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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Republican Sweeney plans to withdraw from Alaska House race

Alaska Republican U.S. House candidate Tara Sweeney says she plans to end her campaign

Tribune News Service

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Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly 2 years in 2020, CDC says

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

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?

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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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