Sarah Palin Loses Bid To Win House Seat As Democrat Mary Peltola Tops Ranked Choice Vote
Palin, the former governor of the state and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside John McCain, sought to succeed Rep. Don Young , who died in March.
No candidate got more than 50% of the vote in the August 16 election, forcing the race into ranked-choice tabulations. In the second round, Peltola received 51.47% of the vote vs. 48.53% for Palin. Palin, Republican Nick Begich III and Peltola will compete in November for an election for a full House term.
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