Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola quashed a challenge from former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to win Alaska's at-large House seat, the state's Division of Elections announced Wednesday.
She also became the first Democrat to represent the seat in nearly half a century, Axios' Andrew Solender notes.earlier this year. That term ends on Jan. 3.Election officials on Wednesday announced the results of the state's new ranked-choice voting system.
For races in which no candidate earns 50% of the vote, the candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated. When a candidate is eliminated, their votes are reallocated to voters' second choice, per the state's
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