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WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of her first day in Congress, Mary Peltola stood outside...

Palin loses, Mastriano sues, and more

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin called on fellow...

Mary Peltola won the special election to finish out Rep. Don Young's term, becoming the first Democrat elected to the seat since 1970.

Palin has argued that, had Begich not run, many of Begich's votes would have presumably shifted to her.

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin called on fellow...

Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape.

Alaska’s special election threw up a surprise last night. With all the votes tallied at last, two weeks after the electorate went to the polls, Democratic candidate Mary Peltola beat former governor Sarah Palin to fill the congressional seat left open by the late Don Young. First, some context. Young, who died in March at the age of 88, had held

Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in the race for Alaskas lone House seat in a contest decided using the states new ranked choice voting system.

Updated: Democrat Mary Peltola, Yupik, is the first Alaska Native to ever be elected to the US House of Representatives #NativeVote