Just a quick breaking new story. With the ranked choice voting recalculated, Mary Peltola has defeated Sarah Palin.
The vote count was as follows:
Final round
Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate |
Votes |
Pct. |
winner
Mary Peltola *
incumbent
DEM |
136,893 |
54.9 |
Sarah PalinGOP |
112,255 |
45.1 |
Nick BegichGOP |
0 |
0.0 |
An estimated 94 percent of votes have been counted.
* Incumbent
|
Congratulations to Congresswoman Peltola and I hope this is the last we hear from Sarah Palin.