Rep.-elect Mary Peltola on her win in Alaska and Democrats' chances of holding the House
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Quick Glance: Peltola, a Democrat, defeats Palin in Alaska's special election.
- Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Native elected to Congress.
- The extraordinary election was held following the death of Mr Young, 88, who was elected for the first time in 1973.
- Ms Palin, Ms Peltola, and Republican Nick Begich III will compete for the seat for the next two years in a November 8 election.
- Meanwhile, Democratic Representative Charlie Crist announced his resignation from the House effective immediately in order to focus on his gubernatorial campaign against Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
Barabak: Alaska's novel election system is forging compromise: Alaska voters adopted a ranked-choice system to make it harder for extremists to win simply by ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2023-07-02/alaska-ranked-choice-voting-solution-to-political-polarization
Rep. Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins Alaska's at-large congressional district
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It’s official: Sarah Palin cost the GOP a House seat: New data shows the other GOP candidate, Nick Begich, would've defeated the Democrat who beat Palin, Rep ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/09/palin-begich-ranked-choice-voting/
'Really?!' Sarah Palin Not Happy She Lost To, Ugh, A Democrat: “Alaskans want Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?” the former Alaska governor asked after Democrat Mary ...
huffpost.com/entry/sarah-palin-really-congressional-loss_n_6310e4c0e4b063d5e622d11f
Sarah Palin’s Personal Grudge May Hand Alaska’s House Seat to the Democrats: As Sarah Palin campaigns for Congress, one of her most high-profile appearances has ...
thedailybeast.com/sarah-palins-personal-grudge-may-hand-alaskas-house-seat-to-the-democrats
After Peltola win in Alaska, a debate erupts over ranked-choice voting: The procedure has drawn fierce criticism from some conservatives, while defenders have ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/01/peltola-palin-ranked-choice-voting-alaska/
Quick Glance: After Peltola's victory in Alaska, a dispute about ranked-choice voting ensues.
- Democrat Mary Peltola defeated former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin in the special election for Alaska's lone House seat.
- Palin was placed second by roughly half of Begich's first-choice voters.
- Those who support ranked-choice voting said they are looking forward to the November election in Alaska, when voters and candidates will have a second chance to use the new system — and to learn from what happened in the special congressional contest.
- Alaska voters were divided on the new system in Election Day polls.
Sarah Palin Could Be A Harbinger Of Things to Come For Trumpism: The spiritual grandmother of Trumpism might be foreshadowing its fate
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Could Sarah Palin have cost the GOP a House seat?: Democrat Mary Peltola leads among first-choice voters in Alaska's new ranked-choice system ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/19/palin-peltola-possible-upset/
Why Sarah Palin's loss could be a sign of midterm troubles for Republicans: Sarah Palin's loss in Alaska's special election for its lone House seat ...
cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/alaska-sarah-palin-loss-republicans-midterms/
2022 Alaska Primary Election Results: Alaska voters got their first shot at using ranked voting in a statewide race Tuesday in a special U.S ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/2022-alaska-primary-election-results
Meet the ‘pro-fish’ Democrat who is leading against Sarah Palin in deep red Alaska
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mary-peltola-alaska-sarah-palin-b2151165.html
A new ranked-choice voting system hampers Sarah Palin’s hopes: What happens when second preferences come into play
economist.com/united-states/2022/08/18/a-new-ranked-choice-voting-system-hampers-sarah-palins-hopes
Q&A: Meet the woman who made history in Alaska: Mary Peltola on Wednesday became the first Alaska Native in the state’s history and the first Democrat in decades ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3624806-qa-meet-the-woman-who-made-history-in-alaska/
Alaska vote tests Trump’s influence, Palin’s bid and a new election system : Two simultaneous elections will be held Tuesday — with voters casting ballots under ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/15/alaska-palin-murkowski-peltola-begich/
Begich denies Palin’s repeated call for him to drop out of Alaska congressional race
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3630642-begich-denies-palins-repeated-call-for-him-to-drop-out-of-alaska-congressional-race/
CNN projects Alaska special election will head to ranked choice voting tabulation
cnn.com/2022/08/17/politics/alaska-special-election/
Alaska Natives celebrate Mary Peltola's historic House election: Mary Peltola, who is Yup'ik, is set to serve the remainder of the late Republican Rep ...
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/alaska-natives-celebrate-mary-peltolas-historic-house-election/
Rep. Mary Peltola, Sarah Palin Will Wait To See Who Won Alaska's Sole House Seat: Neither gained the majority of votes needed to claim the seat outright under ...
huffpost.com/entry/mary-peltola-sarah-palin-alaska-house_n_636a97a4e4b08163046dd1d6
“What’s the Scam?”: Inside the Republican Fight to Win Back Alaska: It hasn't been easy—and Sarah Palin isn't helping.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/alaska-2022-midterms-palin-begich-peltola-ranked-choice-voting.html
Murkowski, Peltola cross party lines to endorse each other in tight Alaska races: Both Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) are facing ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/24/murkowski-peltola-alaska/
Quick Glance: Murkowski and Peltola cross party boundaries to support each other in Alaska campaigns.
- Sealaska, an Alaska Native land ownership corporation, is instructing its members to vote for Murkowski and Peltola first.
- Another reason John and many other Alaska Natives support Peltola is fishing.
- "They both come to the table with the same base of supporters," he added, referring to women, Democrats, independents, and Alaska Native voters.
- In an interview, Tshibaka said Murkowski is "functionally a Democrat," and she chastised McConnell, whom she said she will not support for Republican leader in the next Congress, for "not listening to the people of Alaska."
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