Democrat Mary Peltola, Republican Sarah Palin Alaska House Election Outcome Uncertain In Ranked-Choice Vote

Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Sarah Palin rank among the two top leaders in the state’s House race, though the winner will unlikely be confirmed for several days under the state’s new ranked-choice voting system.

Peltola currently leads with 47.34% of the vote (101,236), with Palin at 26.66% (57,005), fellow Republican Nick Begich at 24.27% (51,896), and Libertarian Chris Bye at 1.74% (3,716). An estimated 70% of the votes have been counted so far, according to DecisionDeskHQ.com. Republicans have so far combined for 50.93% of the overall votes.

Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Sarah Palin rank among the two top leaders in the state’s House race, though the winner will unlikely be confirmed for several days under the state’s new ranked-choice voting system.

Peltola currently leads with 47.34% of the vote (101,236), with Palin at 26.66% (57,005), fellow Republican Nick Begich at 24.27% (51,896), and Libertarian Chris Bye at 1.74% (3,716). An estimated 70% of the votes have been counted so far, according to DecisionDeskHQ.com. Republicans have so far combined for 50.93% of the overall votes.

Sarah Palin by Gage Skidmore is licensed under flickr Creative Commons
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