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The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape

It is said the best medicine for what ails democracy is more democracy. But what does more democracy mean? If it just means more of the kind of politics we have now then it hardly offers a remedy.

Democrat Mary Peltola is joining three other candidates in advancing to the August special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat

Three of the four candidates who advanced from Alaska’s all-party special House primary last weekend may have familiar names, but the Last Frontier State is living up to its nickname by venturing into unexplored territory in the way it will pick a winner in August to serve the remainder of…

The state’s ranked choice voting system gives incentive for candidates to message across party lines, advocates say.

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The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

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.

Palin is attempting her political comeback after more than a decade out of politics.