Peltola will fill out the rest of the term of Rep. Don Young, who died in March.
Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special U.S House election in Alaska and becomes the state's first Alaska Native member of Congress. She will fill the seat left open by longtime Congressman Don Young, whoPeltola, a five-term state legislator, beat former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Republican businessman Nick Begich.
Democrat Mary Peltola smiles at supporters after delivering remarks at a fundraiser on Aug. 12, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. On Wednesday, the Alaska Division of Elections tabulated the final results during a public livestream, which showed Peltoa coming out on top with 51.47% after Begich's votes were redistributed to his voters' second choice candidate.
All three candidates will be on the ballot again in November to decide who will serve a full two-year term in Congress. Peltola will serve the next four months in Congress but she'll need to defend her new seat in November. Begich, a businessman who also served as co-chair of Young's 2020 reelection campaign, has been attacking Palin during the campaign.
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