The primary prunes the candidates from a dozen to four. Begich had pledged to drop out if he finished behind Dahlstrom, but she made no similar pledge.
Ballots counted so far show Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola leading in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary Tuesday, followed by Republican challenger Nick Begich III.hold, their names will appear on the November ballot, along with Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and a fourth candidate, which is too close to call right now.
The primary will prune the list of congressional candidates from a dozen to four. Beyond that, it serves as something of a statewide poll for the November election. But Democratic consultant Jim Lottsfeldt said its value as a poll is limited, because a very different electorate will turn out in November, when the presidency will be at stake.
The fourth-place finisher could be John Wayne Howe, of the Alaska Independence Party, or Republican Gerald Heikes of Palmer, a frequent candidate who ran a low- or no-budget campaign. Heikes got a boost in name recognition in recent weeks thanks to $300,000 in negative advertising aimed at him.
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