BREAKING: Democrat Mary Peltola wins race for Alaska’s only House seat, defeating Republican Sarah Palin, NBCNews projects.
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP fileDemocrat Mary Peltola has won the race for Alaska’s at-large congressional seat, NBC News projected Wednesday, defeating former governor and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
because of Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system where voters rank the candidates in order of preference.with Republican Nick Begich, a scion of one of Alaska’s most well-known political families, in third. But because Peltola failed to win more than 50 percent, the voting went to a second round with Begich eliminated and his votes redistributed to those voters’ second choice.
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