Voters in Alaska will head to the polls on Nov. 5, casting their ballot in the presidential race and the state's at-large congressional district.
On the line is control of both legislative chambers, which can have a significant impact on the types of bills that become law and how the Legislature works with Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Alaska, typically a red state, will have three Electoral College votes contributing to the presidential race. The presidential election winner must earn 270 Electoral College votes to assume office. Early voting in Alaska started on Oct. 21, and polls for in-person voting will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Results for the 2024 Alaska U.S. House District 1 general election. Find Alaska and national elections results at BostonGlobe.com.
Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber.
GOP challenger Nick Begich led in first round of the state’s unusual ranked choice balloting, but was unable to get a majority, meaning another tabulation will be required.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, said she would seek to protect some Democrat-backed laws such as the Affordable Care Act, which Trump has tried to repeal.
Tens of thousands of early and absentee ballots from all over the state and around the world will be counted in the coming days.
Trump backers in Juneau — some who acknowledge they’re outnumbered locally and say they risk being ostracized, or worse, by being open about their support — say among their hopes during his second term are better economic opportunities in industries such as mining and fewer government restrictions that impede much-needed development.
Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce,
This measure would eliminate the top-four primary system and ranked-choice voting in general elections.
Begich, an entrepreneur who lives in Chugiak, is a Republican from a prominent Democratic family. If his lead holds, he’ll win the seat once held by his grandfather. Congressman Nick Begich, D-Alaska, was campaigning for reelection in 1972 when his chartered plane disappeared enroute to Juneau.