Democrat Grier Hopkins narrowly defeated Republican John Bruce Coghill Jr. for the Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor's post.
Democrat Grier Hopkins clinched the Fairbanks North Star Borough mayoral seat in a razor-thin victory, flipping the post held by Republican Bruce Ward—who reached his term limit—in a region former President Donald Trump won by over 10 points in 2020.Municipal elections in the central Alaskan borough, which encompasses the cities of Fairbanks and North Pole, took place on October 1, and borough officials have been tallying absentee ballots during the last few days.
'Newsweek reached out to Coghill and Shields for comment via email on Wednesday.The Democratic victor is the son of former Mayor Luke Hopkins, who in 2016 lost the Alaska State Senate seat to Coghill. Ward served two terms in the role, having secured just over 50 percent of the vote in 2018, when he was first elected, and 82 percent in 2021.The Alaskan borough is in the traditionally red state, which favored Trump by 10 points in 2020, as the presidential nominee secured 52.
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