An Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the Alaska Division of Elections acted correctly when it declined to replace independent candidate Al Gross with Republican candidate Tara Sweeney.
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Lawsuit filed to keep congressional candidate Tara Sweeney in special election
Three Alaska voters have filed a lawsuit against the Division of Elections, but the first judge to hear it said he’s inclined to rule against them.
In Alaska’s first statewide by-mail vote, turnout was highest for a primary since 2014
Election workers are expected to certify the results by Saturday after checking some votes by hand and conducting further review as required by state law.
As last ballots arrive in Alaska’s special US House primary, Peltola inches upward
The special general election is Aug. 16.
Alaska elections officials say Sweeney can’t fill vacancy on US House ballot. Her campaign disagrees.
The dispute is likely to go to court.
Al Gross, a top four candidate for US House, calls it quits
Gross resigned from both races — the election to pick a House member for the remainder of the year and the race to serve the next full term.
Peltola strengthens hold on 4th place in latest US House ballot count
The Associated Press now estimates that nearly 90% of the vote is counted.
Special election results prompt losing candidates to consider dropping out of regular US House election, too
Finishers outside the top four in the special primary are pondering dropping out of the regular election.
About 1 in 8 rural Alaska ballots have been rejected in special primary, raising red flags with lawmakers
A group of state lawmakers is raising red flags about the number of ballots rejected in the special U.S. House primary.
One election down, three to go: Here’s what’s next in Alaska’s US House race
With questions swirling about how the special election will play out, the Daily News spoke with candidates, elections officials and political insiders to help make sense of what comes next.