Democratic candidate Chris Constant has become the first to pull out of the regular U.S. House race after his campaign failed to gain traction in the special election to fill Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat.
The special election will determine who will carry out the last few months of a term previously held by Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young, whose sudden death in March triggered the special election. A separate election will determine who fills the seat for the two-year term beginning in January 2023.
Constant earned 3.6% of votes counted so far in the special primary race. Additional votes are still being counted in the state’s first by-mail election, and results are expected to be certified June 25. Constant’s 4,854 votes so far put him in eighth place. As of Thursday morning, 31 candidates were running in the regularly scheduled election. But Constant’s spokesperson Aubrey Wieber confirmed Thursday that Constant would withdraw from the race, bringing the number of candidates down to 30.
“I gave Mary my commitment to support her campaign, so our values and issues are elevated throughout the congressional contests,” Constant said. Sixth-place candidate Santa Claus, a progressive independent currently with 4.5% of the vote, said Wednesday he had not given up on the possibility of advancing to the special general election. Claus is not running for the regular two-year term.
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