Elections

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Otto Florschutz

Otto Florschutz is a 2022 candidate running to fill Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat.

Alaska’s voter registration deadline for special U.S. House election is May 12

That’s also the deadline for Alaskans to update their mailing addresses.
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Alaska Republican Party endorses Nick Begich III for US House

It’s the party’s first official endorsement in the crowded race.

Jeff Lowenfels

Jeff Lowenfels is among 48 candidates running to fill Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat.
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Nick Begich is running a million-dollar campaign for Alaska’s US House seat, most of it from his own pocket

Disclosure forms show Begich made more than $1 million last year from his stake in a software firm and an Anchorage publisher.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski poses for a photo outside the Division of Election office in Anchorage

Murkowski campaign raised $1.5M so far this year

This brings her total campaign receipts for the 2022 race to nearly $6 million.

South Anchorage’s Randy Sulte is the sole conservative to unseat an Assembly incumbent this year

This will be the first political office for Sulte, a conservative with a background in the oil and gas industry who was backed by Mayor Dave Bronson.
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Congressman Young’s wife endorses Revak. It’s who her husband wanted, she says.

The video endorsement takes aim at Nick Begich, who launched barbs at Young starting last year.
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They voted for her once, but even among these Trump fans in the Mat-Su, Palin’s star has dimmed

Even on home turf, Palin doesn't have a lock on the conservative vote.
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As some question her commitment, Palin says she’s never left Alaska

Few political insiders doubt that Palin will win enough votes in Alaska’s new nonpartisan primary system to finish in the top four, which would advance her to the August general election to finish Young’s term.
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Incumbent South Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton concedes to challenger Randy Sulte

“The seat I have served from for six years belongs to South Anchorage," Weddleton said. "I respect the decision of the voters to give that opportunity to Randy.”

Most Anchorage incumbents keep lead as more ballots counted, but Sulte widens lead over Weddleton

All incumbent Assembly and School Board candidates maintained their leads over their conservative challengers, except for South Anchorage Assemblyman John Weddleton.
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More results are in: Most Anchorage incumbents maintain lead, school bonds now narrowly failing

The gap also widened for the only incumbent losing his race so far. Assemblyman John Weddleton is now 347 votes behind Randy Sulte.
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Initial Anchorage election results show most incumbents holding off challengers

The first tally includes just over 41,300 ballots. There are still thousands of ballots yet to be counted.
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On Election Day in Anchorage, incumbents prepare to face off against conservative opponents

Candidates braved the snow and took to street corners to wave signs Tuesday morning in a last-minute effort to reach Anchorage voters before polls close at 8 p.m.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at the 2016 Politicon at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, June 26, 2016. (Creative Commons photo by Gage Skidmore)

Sarah Palin among 50 candidates running to fill remainder of Don Young’s term in US House

Palin joins more than 50 other people who have filed to represent Alaska in the U.S House of Representatives.
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2 Anchorage School Board candidates drop out of the race, endorse their like-minded opponents

In both school board races on this year’s ballot, candidates supported by conservative groups are attempting to unseat two incumbents.
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Don Young, never one to stand on ceremony, lies in state in US Capitol

“Don was strong in his faith and strong in his language,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said. “And we’ve got to be honest: Don was as rough as Alaska’s wild.”