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Ranked-Choice Voting Measures Lose Everywhere Except Alaska
The narrow vote to keep RCV in Alaska is great news for Lisa Murkowski but didn’t save Mary Peltola. Meanwhile, RCV lost in five other states.
Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat
Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska seat to political scion
Begich defeats Peltola, flipping Alaska's lone U.S. House seat
Republican Nick Begich III has won Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, flipping it from Democratic to Republican control. Results of the race posted Wednesday showed Begich defeating Democratic incumbent Rep.
Turnout, ballot splitting and a blue Anchorage: 3 takeaways from Alaska's election results
Alaska's election has entered its final stage, after ballot counting concluded Wednesday. The results aren't finalized until a state review board completes its work, which is set to occur by the end of the month.
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Women will make up a majority in Alaska House for first time in state history
The historic increase in representation of women came in Alaska even as voters did not reelect U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the first woman and first Alaska Native person to represent the state in the U.S. House. Peltola was voted out in favor of Republican Nick Begich III.
Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans
The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat.
Rediscovering the Baked Alaska
Few desserts are so shrouded in mystery as the enigmatic Baked Alaska. While it's thought people were eating baked ice cream dishes in the 19th century, the recipe for the dish that would become known as Baked Alaska was first published in 1894.
Alaska Keeps Ranked Choice Voting by Razor-Thin Margin
By the narrowest of margins, Alaska will keep its ranked choice voting (RCV) system. In 2020, Alaskan voters passed Ballot Measure 2, which replaced the state's traditional voting system with RCV. The measure passed narrowly,
Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat
Wednesday marked the deadline for elections officials to receive ballots mailed from overseas for the Nov. 5 election, and it was also when ranked choice vote tabulations were done
Alaska votes to keep ranked choice voting in place
Alaska retained ranked choice voting after residents defeated a ballot measure to repeal the reform system by a close margin, according to state elections officials. Unofficial results show Alaskans voted 50.
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Ranked choice voting and open primaries retained in Alaska after final ballot count
A final ballot count by Alaska’s election workers on Wednesday cemented the narrow lead for supporters of Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system, who sought to defeat a ballot measure that would have done away with the state’s new voting process.
Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola
Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola
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Nick Begich III wins Alaska’s U.S. House race
After ranked choice tabulation on Wednesday, Begich had 51.3% of the vote to incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 48.7%.