Sarah Palin leads jam-packed field in Alaska’s special primary election

By Mark Moore
June 12, 2022

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pulled out to an early lead in Saturday’s special primary election in Alaska among a crowded field that ​includes a candidate listed as Santa Claus.

Palin, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, has 29.8% of the vote so far in the race to fill the state’s sole congressional seat.

She is followed by Republican Nick Begich with 19.3%, independent Al Gross with 12.5%, Democrat Mary Peltola with 7.5% and Republican Tara Sweeney with 5.3%.

Santa Claus, a self-described “independent, progressive, democratic socialist” amassed 4.5%.

The top four finishers among the 48 candidates seeking to fill the position that was held for 49 years by the late Rep. Don Young, who died in March, will face off again in a special election in August, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

The winner will serve out the remainder of Young’s term until January 2023.

The initial results from the state Division of Elections included 108,729 votes.

The agency reported that 507,997 ballots had been mailed to Alaskans, and 126,292 had been returned.
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