Begich came in third against Peltola and Sarah Palin in the 2022 election for Alaska's at-large seat.
Begich came in third against Peltola and Sarah Palin in the 2022 election for Alaska’s at-large seat.
Begich, a Republican activist in the state, ran for Congress in both the August 2022 special election and the November 2022 general election. | Mark Thiessen/AP PhotoRepublican Nick Begich announced on Thursday he would run for Congress again in Alaska, setting up a possible rematch against incumbent Rep.“As an Alaskan dad, husband, and business owner — I can’t sit back, and simply watch what is happening to our state and country.
Begich, a Republican activist in the state, ran for Congress in both the August 2022 special election to succeed the late Rep. Don Young — the state’s longtime member of the House who died while traveling back to Alaska in March 2022 — and the November general election. He came in third, behind Peltola and Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee and Alaska governor, in both contests.
Peltola, an Alaska Native and former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, won both elections against Palin and Begich in what was widely seen as an upset, given the state’s Republican leaning and the prominence of both Republican challengers. Republicans haveBegich’s name carries significant weight in Alaska. His uncle Mark Begich served as the mayor of Anchorage, the state’s largest city, and was a U.S. senator from 2003 to 2009.
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