Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat

[Polybius]

Source: Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather.

Begich was among the opponents Peltola defeated during her special and regular election wins in 2022, following the death of Republican Rep. Don Young. Young had held the seat for 49 years. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, was the first Alaska Native in Congress.

Republicans, seeking to maintain control of the House, eagerly sought to win back the seat.

Wednesday marked the deadline for elections officials to receive ballots mailed from overseas for the Nov. 5 election, and it was also when ranked choice vote tabulations were done. State officials were targeting Nov. 30 to certify the general election.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/peltola-begich-alaska-house-e57bf9cf11a2668ffe67e40d840979f2

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1. ;-(

[SunSeeker]

2. Peltola wouldn't endorse Harris. Neither would Sherod Brown or Tester.

It didn't save them, and it only hurt Harris.

I hope we learn from that.

[PortTack]

3. Sad...of all ppl one would think they understood politics better than this!

[SunSeeker]

5. Every single Republican running for office endorsed Trump.

Even here in blue California.

[Polybius]

9. I wonder how far Susan Collins runs from Trump in 2026

She will be in a very vulnerable race.

[RicROC]

4. Thank you for that posting. I didn't realize they all didn't support Kamala.

[SunSeeker]

6. They thought it would help them, but as the article notes, it opened Peltola up to charges of dishonesty.

For example, Begich hit Peltola with this:

"Some candidates in this race don’t want to tell Alaskans who they support for president, but Alaskans deserve transparency from their representative in Congress. We deserve to know whether they’ll align with those with a pro-Alaska agenda or with those who want to lock our state down."

[HereForTheParty]

8. Damn, Brown surprises me

Ohio is red, but still.