Alaska US Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican
2 years, 3 months ago

Alaska US Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A little-known candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska suspended his campaign Monday, hoping not to divide the GOP vote during the general election by throwing his support to a fellow Republican backed by former President Donald Trump. Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in the primary race, said his motivation for suspending the campaign came after Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich lost to Democrat Mary Peltola in the special general election for the state’s U.S. House seat left vacant with the death in March of U.S. Rep. Don Young. “After the Peltola victory, the divide-and-conquer of Sarah and Nick, I don’t want to be any part of that for the Senate race,” Kelley told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “I am grateful and honored to have Buzz Kelley’s support and agree with his conclusion that presenting a unified front gives us the best opportunity to beat Lisa Murkowski,” Tshibaka said in a statement.

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Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country

NPR  

Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement. “The pro-democracy ballot measures, including anti-gerrymandering reform and open primary-only initiatives, tended to …

Alaska Voters Decide on Hard-Fight for State's Only U.S. House Seat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Alaska Voters Decide on Hard-Fight for State's Only U.S. House Seat

Associated Press  

Alaska voters will decide on a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat and whether to repeal the state's open primaries and ranked choice general elections. Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola faces Republican challenger Nick Begich in the House race, while the repeal measure requires a majority vote.

Race for Alaska’s lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Race for Alaska’s lone US House seat narrows to final 4 candidates

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in Alaska’s U.S. House primary last week can advance to November’s ranked choice general election. Matthew Salisbury, a Republican, and John Wayne Howe, who is chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party, can advance, according to results released late Friday by the state Division of Elections. Alaska’s …

Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
4 months ago

Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Lt. Gov. “At this time, the best thing I can do to see that goal realized is to withdraw my name from the general election ballot and end my campaign.” Peltola, Begich and Dahlstrom were the most prominent among a dozen candidates running for the seat in Alaska’s primary. “Mary was so proud to have received …

Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race
4 months ago

Peltola, Begich, Dahlstrom advance to ranked choice November election in Alaska US House race

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola on Tuesday advanced to November’s ranked choice general election for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom. Under Alaska’s open primary system, voters were asked to pick one candidate, with the top four vote-getters in the race, regardless of party affiliation, advancing to the ranked choice …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries
4 months, 1 week ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alaska’s primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. The composition of the four-candidate ballot, including each candidate’s party affiliation, shapes the dynamics of the general election, when voters can rank the candidates in order of preference. Most state legislative races are uncontested in the primary because four or fewer candidates are running, meaning all would automatically progress to …

Next Act For Palin Unclear After Alaska House Losses
2 years ago

Next Act For Palin Unclear After Alaska House Losses

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JUNEAU, Alaska — Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state’s U.S. House seat. But she struggled to catch fire with voters, some of whom were put off by her 2009 resignation, and ran what critics saw as a lackluster campaign against a Republican endorsed …

GOP’s Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP’s Lisa Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating Donald Trump-endorsed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka. “I look forward to continuing the important work ahead of us.” Tshibaka in a statement posted on her website congratulated Murkowski but took fault with ranked choice voting. In 2020, before that year’s election and far before Tshibaka jumped into the …

Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race
2 years, 1 month ago

Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating …

Murkowski and Peltola win reelection in Alaska races
2 years, 1 month ago

Murkowski and Peltola win reelection in Alaska races

LA Times  

Sen. Lisa Murkowski was targeted by former President Trump after she voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Murkowski beat GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka, who had former President Trump’s endorsement, in the Nov. 8 ranked-choice election. In Alaska’s lone U.S. House race, Democrat Peltola was elected to a full term, months after winning …

Republican Dunleavy leads in Alaska governor’s race
2 years, 1 month ago

Republican Dunleavy leads in Alaska governor’s race

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy led in first-choice votes in early returns Tuesday in his bid to become the first governor in the state since Democrat Tony Knowles in 1998 to be elected to back-to-back terms. Dunleavy argued the state, which struggled with deficits for much of the last decade amid low-to-middling oil prices, is in a …

Murkowski seeks to fend off Trump-backed Tshibaka in Alaska
2 years, 1 month ago

Murkowski seeks to fend off Trump-backed Tshibaka in Alaska

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is seeking to fend off …

Sarah Palin election: the absurd fraud at an Alaska Republican cook-off has a lesson.
2 years, 2 months ago

Sarah Palin election: the absurd fraud at an Alaska Republican cook-off has a lesson.

Slate  

PALMER, Alaska—After I ponied up $20 to get into the sixth-annual Valley Republican Women of Alaska’s chili cook-off, the greeter at the door told me to hold on to my entrance ticket—I’d need it to vote. Even the sign for the “Scary Hot, Smoke’n Moose” chili clarified that it was “not THAT hot.” Mike Shower, a state senator running for …

Democrat Mary Peltola Beats Sarah Palin to Become the First Alaska Native in Congress
2 years, 3 months ago

Democrat Mary Peltola Beats Sarah Palin to Become the First Alaska Native in Congress

Slate  

After a multi-step, special election that began in June, Alaska will send Democrat Mary Peltola to Congress to finish out the term of the long-serving Republican Don Young, who died in March. Peltola bested two Republicans—former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, a businessman and political advocate—to win the state’s single House seat in the ranked-choice race. In a …

Little-known candidate Kelley advances in Alaska Senate race
2 years, 3 months ago

Little-known candidate Kelley advances in Alaska Senate race

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Buzz Kelley, a Republican candidate who has not reported raising any money, has advanced to the November general election in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. Kelley joins Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Republican Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Pat Chesbro in advancing from last week’s primary. While Tshibaka’s slogan is “Kelly for Alaska,” Buzz Kelley said it seemed “a bit …

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election
2 years, 4 months ago

Alaska House candidates talk ranked voting ahead of election

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin on Monday said the state’s ranked choice voting system “needs to be changed,” though Alaska has yet to conduct an election under the system. Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, during a candidate forum broadcast by Juneau radio station KINY said the ranked voting system is “so frustrating for so …

Trump to rally for Palin, Dunleavy, Tshibaka in Alaska
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump to rally for Palin, Dunleavy, Tshibaka in Alaska

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Former President Donald Trump plans to attend a rally in Alaska next week for candidates he has endorsed in the state, including Sarah Palin, who is running for the Alaska’s only U.S. House seat. Tshibaka, in a statement, said: “It will be a great honor to welcome President Trump to Alaska for what will be the greatest …

22 candidates running in Alaska US House regular primary
2 years, 5 months ago

22 candidates running in Alaska US House regular primary

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Twenty-two candidates are running in the August regular primary for Alaska’s U.S. House seat, after nine dropped out by last weekend’s withdrawal deadline. The three candidates in the August special election for the seat are running in the regular primary. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Saturday that Republican Tara Sweeney, who finished fifth in the June 11 …

Race for Alaska’s US House seat taking shape
2 years, 6 months ago

Race for Alaska’s US House seat taking shape

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape, with Republican Sarah Palin seeking a return to elected office 13 years after she resigned as governor and two of her rivals, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross, trying to paint her run as unserious and self-serving. Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, referred to …

Palin nabs early lead in Alaska US House special primary
2 years, 6 months ago

Palin nabs early lead in Alaska US House special primary

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leads in early results from Saturday’s special primary for the state’s only U.S. House seat, as voters whittled down the list of 48 candidates running for the position that was held for 49 years by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young. The early results showed Palin, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, …

Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others
2 years, 6 months ago

Alaska’s unusual House primary draws Palin, Santa, 46 others

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who had held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years. Max Sumner, a general contractor from Wasilla running for the seat as a Republican, said he’s as serious about his bid “as anyone else that knows they …

Trump endorses Palin in bid for Alaska’s sole House seat
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump endorses Palin in bid for Alaska’s sole House seat

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin picked up a prized endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her bid to fill the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term. Some of candidates who filed for the special primary — including Palin — have also filed to seek a regular two-term House term starting in January. …

EXPLAINER: How Alaska’s unique new election system works
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: How Alaska’s unique new election system works

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a unique new system that scraps party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections. It calls for an open primary in which all candidates for a given race appear on the ballot, regardless of party affiliation, followed by ranked voting in the general …

Election overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship
2 years, 11 months ago

Election overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — As partisan warfare has become the norm in state legislatures and Congress, Alaska is set to embark on an experiment to see if voters themselves can disarm the combatants. He said the new system will reward candidates who are willing to work with others, no matter their party affiliation, and that voters will be “empowered in a …

Trump endorsement of Alaska governor comes with a catch
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump endorsement of Alaska governor comes with a catch

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would endorse Alaska Gov. Trump praised Dunleavy for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his “pushback against the Liberal Biden Administration.” But Trump said he wouldn’t support Dunleavy if the governor were to recommend Alaska’s senior senator for re-election. Murkowski is the only Republican senator facing reelection next year who voted to …

Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post
3 years, 7 months ago

Alaska candidate shadowed by anti-gay article, election post

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles in support of an organization that espoused gay conversion therapy, questioned the integrity of elections and described the “Twilight” books and movies as evil. Days after major news organizations, including the AP, declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election, Tshibaka posted on Instagram: “Eyewitness testimony …

Republican announces run for Murkowski’s Alaska Senate seat
3 years, 8 months ago

Republican announces run for Murkowski’s Alaska Senate seat

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An early Republican candidate announced plans Monday to seek the Alaska U.S. Senate seat that has been held since 2002 by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump, who was acquitted in a trial last month of a charge of incitement of insurrection related to the Jan. 6 …

Alaska GOP censures Murkowski, looks for ’22 challenger
3 years, 9 months ago

Alaska GOP censures Murkowski, looks for ’22 challenger

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Republican Party has censured U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial and now doesn’t want her to identify as a GOP candidate in next year’s election, a member of the party’s State Central Committee said Tuesday. “The party does not want Lisa Murkowski to be a …

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