![This is a detail of House District 29 in the state legislative map adopted by the Alaska Redistricting Board. It was the subject of much of the closing arguments on the last day of a trial on five redistricting cases. [Detail of screen capture from Alaska Redistricting Board site]](https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2202111-district-29-detail-340x199.png)
Much of Friday was taken up by whether the board treated residents of Valdez and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough fairly when it put them in the same district.
"House District 36"
How Dan Ortiz fended off a conservative challenge in his right-leaning House district
In a Republican-leaning district that supported President Trump by 14 points, voters re-elected independent Rep. Dan Ortiz by a wide margin.
GOP House candidate Leslie Becker gets rocky reception at Metlakatla campaign stop
Becker refused to walk back the statements condemned as offensive stereotypes of Alaska Native communities — instead, she read them aloud inside the Metlakatla Longhouse.
Voting machine problems delay results for parts of Southeast
Problems with voting machines in Southeast mean final election results for House districts 35 and 36 won’t be known for a while. Machines in Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay, Sitka, Kake, Haines, Hydaburg and Metlakatla experienced issues.
Southeast votes for Begich, Walker, Dunbar
Sen. Mark Begich would be headed back to Washington, D.C., had the rest of the state voted like Southeast. And Bill Walker would have solidly won the governor’s race.