Sarah Palin Leading First Round of Voting for Open House Seat in Alaska

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is leading in the all-party primary to fill the Frontier State’s lone House seat, following the unexpected death of the state’s longtime GOP Rep. Don Young earlier this year.
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The primary for a rare vacancy for Alaska’s only House seat, which was held by Young for 49 years, a large portion of its entire history as a state–attracted dozens of candidates. It was the first election conducted under a new system the state adopted in 2020 that ended party primaries, placing all candidates of any party on the same ballot, known as a jungle primary, and sending the top four candidates to a runoff election.
With about 72% of ballots counted, Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, had 29.8% over the vote. Republican Nick Begich, whose family has been active in Alaska politics for three generations, was next, with 19.3%. Independent Al Gross, a doctor who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2020, was third, with 12.5%. In fourth place was Democrat Mary Peltola, a former state representative.
The winners will advance to the August special election, in which the new ranked choice …

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