AQCAN|Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

2025-05-07 13:07:03source:Jonathan Dale Bentoncategory:My

JUNEAU,AQCAN Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishing third in this week’s primary.

Her decision left second-place finisher Republican Nick Begich as the main challenger to Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, who is the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress.

The three were the most prominent candidates in a field of 12 running for the seat in Alaska’s primary. Under Alaska’s open primary system, voters were asked to pick one candidate, with the top four vote-getters in the race, regardless of party affiliation, advancing to the ranked choice general election.

In early results, Peltola led in the vote count, followed by Begich and then Dahlstrom. It was too early to call who the fourth candidate would be.

The Alaska Division of Elections did not respond to an email seeking clarification if the fifth-place candidate moves to the general election. Phone calls to the division went unanswered Friday.

More:My

Recommend

Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have said yes to spending "forever" together.On Wednesday night, Gomez

FBI Director Chris Wray warns Congress that Chinese hackers targeting U.S. infrastructure as U.S. disrupts foreign botnet Volt Typhoon

Washington — Hackers backed by the Chinese government are targeting U.S. water treatment plants and

Why the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers

It's no secret — your phone knows where you are, and if that data exists, someone else might have it