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Congratulations Rep.-elect Mary Peltola
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:17 pm
by Bob78164
Alaska is sending a Democrat to the House of Representatives. Too many voters who had Mark Begich as their first choice decided that they'd rather be represented by Rep.-elect Peltola than by Sarah (the Quitter) Palin.
There will be a rematch in November, with Peltola as the incumbent. --Bob
Re: Congratulations Rep.-elect Mary Peltola
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:25 pm
by silverscreenselect
Bob78164 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:17 pm
Alaska is sending a Democrat to the House of Representatives. Too many voters who had Mark Begich as their first choice decided that they'd rather be represented by Rep.-elect Peltola than by Sarah (the Quitter) Palin.
There will be a rematch in November, with Peltola as the incumbent. --Bob
Begich, Palin, and Peltola were the only candidates on the ballot for the special election because the fourth-place finisher dropped out. There will be a libertarian on the ballot in November. Peltola got about 40% of the votes in the special election, while the two Republicans got the other 60%.
This makes up for the seat the Democrats just lost as Charlie Crist resigned his Congressional seat in Florida today to campaign full time for governor. I'm not sure if or when they'll have a special election to replace him this late in his term.