"Alaska Primary"

In addition to the three precincts that didn’t open, others opened roughly three hours late, around 10 a.m., officials said.

Results are rolling for Tuesday’s primary election, voters’ first chance this cycle to weigh in on races for the Alaska House and Senate.

The primary prunes the candidates from a dozen to four. Frequent candidate Gerald Heikes gained name recognition from a negative ad campaign.

To vote in what’s officially called a “Presidential Preference Poll” voters have to be registered Republicans. State party chair Ann Brown said Alaskans can register or change their registration on site and still participate.