“Alaskans have spoken,” Begich said. “It will be the honor of a lifetime to have the opportunity to serve as your voice in Congress.”
Alaska Elections
Final rural Alaska precinct reports Election Day results, but counting isn’t done
Nine days after Election Day, all of Alaska’s 403 polling stations have reported results.
Begich maintains lead and repeal of ranked choice still passing in updated election results
Nick Begich III now has 49% of first-place votes to U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 46%, while Ballot Measure 2 is passing by a margin of 1 percentage point.
Early election results mistakenly showed imprisoned U.S. House candidate leading in one Southeast Alaska precinct
The Division of Elections director said the results initially reported for Elfin Cove and Pelican were not correct. The count was corrected Thursday to reflect the actual vote tally.
Coalition lawmakers say they’re confident bipartisan Alaska House majority will hold
Though Alaskans voted for Donald Trump this year by a wide margin, the trend at the state level runs counter to the rightward shift seen across the country this cycle.
Alaska Republican leaders celebrate Trump’s victory
They say they’re hopeful the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate will create more opportunity for oil drilling and other development on Alaska’s federal lands.