Alaska's 48 Candidate Special Election Primary, is the First one held under Alaska's new Top-Four Primary system, which Voters Approved in 2020. They are vying for the Seat left Vacant by the death in March, of U.S. Rep. Don Young (R). Young held the Seat for 49 years, and his term ends in 2022.
Under the New system, Candidates from All Parties run on the same Open Primary Ballots. The Top Four will advance to a Special General Election on August 16th, that will be held using Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV).
The Winner of the Special Election will serve out the remainder of Young's Term until January 2023.
Young, a fierce Advocate for Alaska, spent his nearly Five decades representing the State in Congress directing Federal Money back home and becoming a Master of the Congressional Earmarks process, allowing him to allocate millions for Infrastructure and other Key Projects in Alaska.
The Primary Results:
- S. Palin (R) with 27% of the Vote
- N. Begich (R)
- A. Gross (I)
- M. Peltola (D)
- Write-IN
The August Special General Election will be held on Aug. 16th, 2022, using Ranked-Choice-Voting (RCV).
The Winner of the August 16th Special General Election will be sworn-in on September 2022, and will serve in Alaska's only Seat in the House of Representatives until January, 2023.
Some of the Candidates in the Special Primary also intend to run for this Seat for the Regular Term that starts in January, 2023. The Deadline to Declare as a Candidate for that Race was June 1st. The Regular Primary is Tuesday, August 16th. So there will be Candidates on the Regular Primary Ballot on the same day, and possibly on the same Ballot, as the Special Election to fill out Don Young’s Term.
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