Historical trends indicate the cause may be a boring ballot and a growing voter roll.

Nick Moe had challenged Democrat Carolyn Hall for the House District 16 seat that was left vacant by Jennie Armstrong.

With Republican voters reluctant to use ranked choice voting, candidates are seeking to avoid a split in the electorate.

Dahlstrom announced the end of her candidacy after placing third in the primary, behind Democrat Mary Peltola and fellow Republican Nick Begich III.

After primary election day, Salisbury was in line to join Mary Peltola, Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom in Alaska’s final four.

Ballot Measure 2 would end ranked choice voting and the state’s open primary election system.

But amid near-record-low turnout, experts warn against drawing conclusions before the November general election.

In addition to the precincts that didn’t open, others opened roughly three hours late, around 10 a.m., officials said.

The primary prunes the candidates from a dozen to four. Frequent candidate Gerald Heikes gained name recognition from a negative ad campaign.

Alaskans have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to vote in the primary. Here's what's on the ballot, how to vote, and when to expect results.

The Department of Justice will have observers in certain rural areas to see if Indigenous language speakers are served properly.

Sen. Kelly Merrick says she joined a 17-member bipartisan Senate majority to get things done. Opponents say she betrayed conservative voters.