Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in last week’s U.S. House primary in Alaska are set to advance to November’s ranked choice general election. The Division of Elections released results late Friday that would advance Republican Matthew Salisbury and Alaskan Independence Party chairman John Wayne Howe to the ballot.
JUNEAU, Alaska — Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in Alaska ’s U.S. House primary last week can advance to November’s ranked choice general election.
Elections officials were targeting Sunday to certify the primary results. Monday is the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the general election.Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stopPeltola became the first Alaska Native in Congress in 2022 following the death of Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young, who’d held the seat for 49 years. The elections that year were the first held using the new voting process.
Dahlstrom, in announcing her decision Aug. 23, said throughout her career she’s done “what’s right for Alaska. And today is no different. At this time, the best thing I can do for our state and our Party is to withdraw my name from the general election ballot and end my campaign.” Salisbury, in his candidate statement filed with the division, said the culture in Washington “has allowed the citizen to be forgotten. I have joined the race for our solo seat in the house, to make sure the voices of the people are heard and in turn amplified throughout D.C. and the country.”
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