“Mary Peltola (D) was the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked choice election,” the Anchorage Daily News reports.
“Peltola led former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) after ballots were tallied and votes for third-place candidate Nick Begich (R) were redistributed to his supporters’ second choices.”
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