Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palindecided to revive her political career after more than 20 years in state The election was fought for seats in the open parliament. After spending his ten years out of elected office, he will advance to the general election in November.
Alaska, the first voter-approved state to use a process used in the state, voted to abolish traditional political party primaries in favor of ranked choice voting. selected. The top four candidates go to the general election, regardless of party.
As of Tuesday morning, based on vote counts, Palin, Democrat Mary Peltra, and Republican Nick Vegich will be on the ballot in November's House primary. increase. But the 4th slot was still too early to call.
The candidate is also competing in a special election to end his two-year term in the seat once held by his Don Young, who died in March. But the winner of that special election may not be known until at least his August 31st.
His 58-year-old Palin, who left his elected office midway through his term as governor of Alaska in 2009, said that her Republican opponent, Ms. Conservatives themselves have relied on the support of the self-proclaimed kingmakerDonald Trump.
In April, Palin gained the former president's endorsement, which she famously endorsed in deciding her candidacy for the White House in 2016.
We won big in 2016," Trump said in April, shortly after Palin launched his congressional campaign.
Palin rose to prominence in the late 2000s after being cast as the vice-presidential candidate for former presidential candidate John McCainin the 2008 presidential election. Finally won the White House.
Ms. Begich is contesting the same seat as her grandfather in the Democratic Party, who held that seat until her plane went missing in 1972 and she was presumed dead. she is a republican.
Also supporting Mr. Bezich were Mr. Palin's own former parents-in-law, who hosted a fundraiser at their home in Alaska on the eve of the election to support the Republican opposition.
In a statement released Tuesday night after advancing to the November elections, Palin called the results "a crazy, complicated and undesirable ranked choice voting system." called the first test case of
Mr. Pertola, a Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives, is a former state legislator who most recently worked on a committee aimed at rebuilding the Kuskokwim River salmon stock. of Alaskans. and a consensus builder.
The general election for the Alaska legislature will take place on her November 8th.
