SARAH PALIN

Palin lost two elections​ for the House seat Republican Don Young held for 49 years before his death in March​.

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has again withstood challenges from a conservative faction within her party to win reelection.

JUNEAU, Alaska — (AP) — Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state’s U.S. House seat. Peltola, a former state lawmaker, avoided the sniping between Palin and Republican Nick Begich, who cast the former governor as a quitter and self-promoter. The general election also included a Libertarian who lagged far behind. With the losses, Lottsfeldt said, the one-time conservative sensation becomes “sort of old news.”Republican strategist Brad Todd said Palin “had a lot of the characteristics that President Trump had before President Trump came along. Begich was the second candidate eliminated in the general election after the Libertarian.

Republican Sarah Palin re-emerged in Alaska politics over a decade after resigning as governor with hopes of winning the state’s U.S. House seat.

Palin lost two elections for the House seat Republican Don Young held for 49 years before his death in March — an August special ballot to determine who would serve the remainder of his term and the Nov. 8 general election for a full two-year term. Results of the Nov. 8 election were announced Wednesday. Both ranked-choice votes were won by Democrat Mary Peltola, who is Yup’ik and with her win in the special election became the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress.

Alaska Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola defeated her general election challengers to represent Alaska's at-large congressional district.

Palin's loss was her second defeat in an election for Alaska's at-large House seat in less than three months.

In Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D) are projected to win their races, defeating Trump-backed opponents

Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House.

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating a fellow Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Republicans' wait for a majority in the U.S. House dragged into another day Tuesday.

Congressional candidate and elect Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) is on track to fill the state’s congressional at-large seat made vacant by Congressman Don Young’s unexpected death in March 2022. In unofficial results counted by early Wednesday from 96% of all precincts, Peltola brought in more than 100,500 votes—claiming about 47% of the vote for Alaska’s single U.S. House seat. Former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin was in second place with about 27%.

Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate as of early Friday.

These 12 races are the key in determining which party will win control of the U.S. House. The outcome could potentially change the course of President Joe Biden’s administration.

Alaska’s 2022 midterm elections will match Sen. Lisa Murkowski against a field of challengers, including Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka.

THE BIG IDEA: Dems meddled in GOP primaries. The idea was to encourage GOP primary voters to pick far-right candidates whom Democrats could ultimately clobber in November. Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is locked in an uncomfortably close race with her Republican opponent, former Attorney General Adam Laxalt. (The ad was mocked by Young's former communications director, who noted how similar it was to a Young ad from 2008.) Young's former communications director, Zack Brown, quickly noted that Begich's commercial was very similar to a Young ad from 2008.

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Alaskans want results, not “partisan political rhetoric,” as she faced her Donald Trump-backed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka in a televised debate Thursday.

Peltola beat Palin and Republican Nick Begich in a ranked choice August special election to fill the remainder of the late Republican Rep. Don Young's term. Palin has joined Begich in urging voters to “rank the red,” or the Republican candidates. When asked if the government should be able to mandate vaccinations, Begich, Bye and Palin said no. Palin said while she and Peltola have different policy positions, she has “great respect” for Peltola. Begich has also taken aim at Peltola, seeking to tie her to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden.

Rep. Mary Peltola, former Gov. Sarah Palin, Nick Begich III, and Libertarian Chris Bye participated in a debate just days ahead of the November midterm election.

Former Gov. Sarah Palin, Democratic incumbent Mary Peltola and two others met in the only debate in a race that will feature ranked-choice voting.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska in a televised debate called partisanship a threat to the country as she sought to make the case for reelection to the seat she’s held since September against challengers including Republican Sarah Palin.

Both Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) are facing conservative challengers in Kelly Tshibaka and Sarah Palin.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage.

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office.

Voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the 2024 presidential election.

Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Congress as the first Alaska native. Peltola will finish out the remaining months of the term of late Rep. Don Young, who died in March.

The Alaska Democrat was sworn Tuesday for the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young's term.

Mary Peltola has made history after being sworn in as the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress.

A little-known candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska suspended his campaign Monday, hoping not to divide the GOP vote during the general election by throwing his support to a fellow Republican backed by former President Donald Trump. Buzz Kelley, who finished fourth in the primary race, said his motivation for suspending the campaign came after Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich lost to Democrat Mary Peltola in the special general election for the state’s U.S. House seat left vacant with the death in March of U.S. Rep. Don Young. “After the Peltola victory, the divide-and-conquer of Sarah and Nick, I don’t want to be any part of that for the Senate race,” Kelley told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

New data shows the other GOP candidate, Nick Begich, would've defeated the Democrat who beat Palin, Rep.-elect Mary Peltola. And the gap was substantial.

Palin called ranked-choice voting a "cockamamie system," baselessly claiming that it was "potentially fraught with fraud."

A Q&A to kick off the midterms, a look at the Democratic upset in Alaska, and what polling shows about the battle for Congress.

Mary Peltola won the special election to finish out Rep. Don Young's term, becoming the first Democrat elected to the seat since 1970.

Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to drop out of the race Monday, holding a news conference in the same place where on a holiday weekend more than a decade ago she announced plans to resign as Alaska's governor. Begich, who was critical of Palin during the campaign, seeking to cast her as a quitter and questioning her motives in running, said Monday his campaign is “confident that we are on a positive trajectory to win in November.” “Ranked choice voting showed that Palin simply doesn’t have enough support from Alaskans to win an election and her performance in the Special was embarrassing as a former Governor and Vice Presidential candidate," he said in a statement Monday.

The daughter of a Yu'pik mom and a dad from Nebraska, Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election. She'll be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House in 50 years.

Republican congressional candidate Nick Begich reprimanded his rival, Sarah Palin, for Democrats' Wednesday win in Alaska's special election.

Rules that strip political parties of their formal role leave voters less informed.

The procedure has drawn fierce criticism from some conservatives, while defenders have praised it for promoting less polarizing candidates.

JUNEAU, Alaska — (AP) — Bernadette Demientieff said she cried when she learned of Democrat Mary Peltola's win in Alaska's U.S. House special election, making Peltola the first Alaska Native to be elected to Congress. Zack Brown, a former spokesperson in Young’s office, said that "many staffers over the years heard the Congressman express that he’d like to see the seat one day held by an Alaska Native woman." This was the first statewide ranked voting election in Alaska. Of the Begich voters who ranked a second candidate, about 36% chose Peltola and 64% chose Palin, according to preliminary figures. Andrew Halcro, a Republican, said he ranked Peltola first in the special election and Republican write-in candidate Tara Sweeney second.

Alaska Natives are celebrating Democrat Mary Peltola’s historic win in Alaska’s U.S. House special election.

Congresswoman-elect Mary Peltola said she feels 'fraternity and comraderie' with the opponents she defeated and will face again in November.

The race was an early test of the state’s new ranked-choice voting system, which promises to reduce political polarization by advancing more moderate candidates.

“Alaskans want Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?” the former Alaska governor asked after Democrat Mary Peltola won the state's runoff election.

Peltola, who is Yup’ik, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman elected to Alaska’s House seat.

Democrat Mary Peltola made history this week, becoming the first Alaska Native member of Congress. She was a longtime member of Alaska's legislature. But who is she?

After Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska's special election, Sen. Tom Cotton discredited the state's ranked choice voting system as "a scam."

It came under unusual circumstances. But the result is ominous for the GOP and other divisive candidates in key races that could determine control of the Senate.

The ballot allowed Alaska voters to rank their preference between Democrat Mary Peltola and Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich.

Democrat Mary Peltola beat Republican Sarah Palin in the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.

“I’m honored and humbled by the support I have received from across Alaska,” Peltola said in a statement. Palin also railed against the ranked voting system, which was instituted by Alaska voters. Under the new system, ranked voting is used in general elections. Under ranked voting, ballots are counted in rounds. In Alaska, voters last backed a Democrat for president in 1964.

Mary Peltola is a Yup'ik woman and the first Alaska Native in Congress.

Peltola will represent Alaska's lone U.S. House seat, after winning a special election that was determined by a ranked-choice voting tabulation.

The former governor's comeback attempt has fallen short.

JUNEAU, Alaska — (AP) — State elections officials plan to release results Wednesday of the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat, with Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Mary Peltola vying to become the first woman to hold the seat. The results are expected 15 days after the Aug. 16 election, in line with a deadline for state elections officials to receive absentee ballots mailed from outside the U.S. Ranked voting is among a suite of elections changes approved by voters in 2020 that also included replacing party primaries with open primaries. Under ranked voting, ballots are counted in rounds. Palin has criticized the ranked voting system as “convoluted" and said it should be changed.

Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin.

Alaska will release the results of its special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, with former governor Sarah Palin (R) and Democrat Mary Peltola locked in a close race.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s surprisingly strong showing in Alaska last week has sparked new interest in election reforms used by the state and that could be a model for the rest of the country, as well as scrutiny from those who suspect the changes may favor one party more than another.

Democrat Mary Peltola leads among first-choice voters in Alaska's new ranked-choice system. And the available evidence makes the race look very close.

Sarah Palin's ex-husband's parents held a pre-Election Night party for her Republican challenger, Nick Begich III.

Three high-profile GOP women saw their political careers hang in the balance. Here's where things stand.

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

Under a voter-approved elections process being used for the first time in Alaska elections this year, party primaries have been scrapped and ranked choice voting is being used in general elections.

Like former President Donald Trump, Palin has worked as a political commentator and a reality-TV figure since she gave up the governorship.

Election 2022 Alaska FILE - Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. She's also in the U.S. House primary, seeking a full two-year term. In the House primary, Palin, Republican Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Peltola have advanced to the November election. The winner of the ranked choice special election may not be known until the end of the month. In the race for Alaska governor, Republican Mike Dunleavy, Democrat Les Gara and independent Bill Walker advanced to the November general election.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says after losing a Republican primary she’s thinking about running for president.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-endorsed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday’s primary.

Elections in Wyoming and Alaska on Tuesday could relaunch the political career of a former Republican star and effectively end the career of another.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families.

Organizations in Alaska have gotten creative in trying to help voters understand how to cast their ballot in the state's first ranked voting election on Aug. 16.

As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he's the most popular figure in the Republican Party.

The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.

The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape.

Democrat Mary Peltola has joined Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and independent Al Gross in advancing to an August special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.

Republican former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

Alaska elections officials have released initial vote counts in the special primary for the state's only U.S. House seat.

The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that barred state elections officials from certifying the results of Saturday’s special U.S. House primary amid concerns about ballot accessibility for voters with visual impairments.

Alaska voters are facing an election unlike any they’ve seen, with 48 candidates running to succeed the man who held the state’s only U.S. House seat for 49 years.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger probably would not have won last week’s Republican primary without Democrats.

Sarah Palin says she’s serious about her campaign for the U.S. House, telling The Associated Press that her unique place in American politics would put her in a stronger position representing Alaska in Washington.

Republican Kelly Tshibaka has filed to run as a candidate for the U.S. Senate race.

Former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin picked up a prized endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her bid to fill the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term.

Members of Alaska’s political leadership lauded the late U.S. Rep. Don Young Saturday at a public memorial to celebrate his life.

Sarah Palin has filed paperwork to join a field of at least 40 candidates vying for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat.

The judge presiding over Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times said he was unfamiliar with push notifications and didn’t realize news of his decision to toss out the lawsuit would reach jurors deliberating simultaneously.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times.

A judge says he'll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has compared The New York Times to “Goliath” and herself to “David” in their dispute over a 2017 editorial.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the witness stand in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in a New York City courtroom more than a week after her libel trial against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for COVID-19.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was spotted dining out at a New York City restaurant, two days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

A judge has delayed trial for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation claims against The New York Times after she tested positive for the coronavirus three times.

A new election system, narrowly passed by voters in 2020, is set to be used in Alaska races this year.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized two changes to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that can provide extra doses from each vial.

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Montgomery, Ala. Palin says she tested positive for COVID-19 and is urging people to take steps to guard against the coronavirus, including wearing masks in public. Sarah Palin says she tested positive for COVID-19 and is urging people to take steps to guard against the coronavirus, such as wearing masks in public. “And history will show we Masked Singer visitors were masked before being masked was cool,” she said in her statement, referring to the TV show on which she once appeared. It was not clear when Palin, 57, tested positive. She told the magazine that other members of her family tested positive as well.

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FILE - In this Feb 23, 2021, file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. “The party does not want Lisa Murkowski to be a Republican candidate,” said Tuckerman Babcock, immediate past chairman of the state party. However, when speaking to reporters last month in Juneau, Murkowski addressed a possible censure by the state party. A message left with Glenn Clary, current Alaska Republican Party chairman, was not returned. AdThe new primary voting system left the state party wondering how they move forward, Babcock said.

President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Washington. Biden signed the bill into law Thursday and then extolled it in a prime-time address to the nation that night. He predicted that Biden would be equally relentless in selling the relief package this time. “This is so important that it is literally something you say during the last rally of your reelection campaign.”Biden is expected to appoint someone to oversee implementation of the COVID-19 relief plan. AdBiden’s White House has embraced the strategy of under-promising and then over-delivering, allowing it to frequently beat target dates and goals on, for instance, vaccine distribution.

WASHINGTON – When a party loses the White House, a new crop of presidential hopefuls typically begin moving quickly to lay the groundwork for a run in the next campaign. President Donald Trump's increasingly overt flirtations with running again in 2024 are freezing the potentially vast field of Republican candidates. GOP White House hopefuls are essentially left to watch what Trump does next instead of courting fundraisers, building networks and visiting early-voting states — the usual campaign planning steps — for fear of angering Trump and risking turning off his large and loyal base. That followed comments during a White House Christmas party this past week when Trump said, "We’re trying to do another four years. His supporters argue that if Trump did run, Hogan would enjoy a near-open lane unlike the one crowded with Trump defenders.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, to kick off a small business bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.

During the past week, Trump told Sean Hannity of Fox News that Harris would assume the presidency within “three months” of Biden's inauguration. During a conversation with Rush Limbaugh, he warned that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would “replace” Biden with Harris. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Trump ally, is pushing the president to make Harris a campaign centerpiece. “This is a desire not to run against Joe Biden, to run against anybody but Joe Biden,” he said. Biden and Harris can best respond to the attacks by focusing on their agenda and policies, said Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California.