Alaska AFL-CIO President Vince Beltrami said labor leaders on a conference call unanimously supported Begich.
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Division of Elections says absentee ballots cast for Walker are final
The Alaska Division of Elections has received several thousand absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. Those voters would not have known that incumbent Gov. Bill Walker was ending his re-election campaign.
Walker remains in the race — for now
It’s too late to be removed from the ballot. Roughly 1,000 absentee ballots have already been returned.
Democrats would like to see Walker step aside in campaign
This would effectively turn the campaign into a two-way race between Republican Mike Dunleavy and Democrat Mark Begich.
Begich discusses campaign viability, ‘path forward’
“A lot of dynamics have changed in the last 24 hours. The question now, really, is the viability of campaigns,” Begich said.
Walker defends record, challengers offer alternatives in Fairbanks governor candidate forum
Gov. Bill Walker and the two candidates who are running to unseat him pitched their ideas Tuesday on how to promote the state’s tourism industry.
Three-way race for governor complicates campaign strategies
There’s a large early lead for Republicans in requests for absentee ballots.
Walker, Begich asked to compromise to prevent Dunleavy governorship
The question came at a Get Out the Native Vote forum in Juneau. Republican candidate Mike Dunleavy wasn’t there.
Walker would seek tougher penalties for drug and sex crimes
The other candidates for governor want to repeal Senate Bill 91.
Dunleavy absent from candidate debates, speaking events
Bill Walker and Mark Begich have been at all seven events since the primary. Mike Dunleavy has been at three.