U. S. House Race Won't Be Decided Until early September

Last Day Overseas Ballots Can Arrive Is August 31st 

Primaries Are Basically Set, But Open House Seat Won't Be finalized Until Early September

Primary Results Are Still Being Counted
The absentee and mail-in ballots will be counted in a week or so. In the "Ranked Choice Election" the top four vote-getters all advance to the November general election.

Senate Seat R For The Copper River Census Area
Three people ran for the State Senate seat here: Elijah M. Verhagen, (Registered Republican), Robert "Bert" Williams, (Registered AK Independence) and Click Bishop, (Registered Republican). All three will advance to the November general election, no matter how many votes they got.

District 36 House Seat
Two people ran for the House 36 seat Mike Cronk, (Registered Republican), and Angela K. "Fitch" Fowler (Democrat). Both will advance to the November election no matter how many votes they got.

Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka will Both Advance To The November General Election For The United States Senate
Lisa Murkowski leads with about 44% of the votes over Kelly Tshibaka. The Democratic candidate finished a distant third. However, all three will advance to the November election.

Mike Dunleavy Outdistances Walker and Gara
Again, with 69% of votes in, Mike Dunleavy got 42% of the votes with Les Gara getting 22% and Bill Walker getting 21.9%. No matter how it ends up, all three will advance to the November election.

Sit Tight – US House Special Election Will Take Weeks To Decide. For Now, Mary Peltola Leads Palin And Begich
With 69% of votes in, Mary Peltola got 35% Sarah Palin got 31.4 % and Nick Begich had 26.9%. If no candidate gets more than 50%, then the ranked-choice counting starts and the Division of Election will count the second place votes. This will take a while, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, all three candidates will advance to the November General Election.