Zachariah Hughes

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The pause announced Thursday is exclusive to Alaska, according to a spokesman for the Alaska National Guard, and came after advocacy from elected leaders in the state.

With just about six weeks to sway voters, both the Bronson and the LaFrance campaigns are anticipating a competitive and expensive contest.

In Tuesday night’s preliminary results, nobody got a big enough share of the votes to win outright.

Preliminary results are expected Tuesday night, but won’t be certified for at least three weeks.

Given the size of the field and the dynamics between candidates, it will be very hard for anyone to hit the 45% vote threshold required to win outright, putting the top two vote-getters in a head-to-head match in May.

Incumbent Dave Bronson raised the most of any candidate during the March reporting window, though lacks much of the organized outside support of his main opponent heading toward the April 2 deadline.

The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs brought a lawsuit against Joe Gerace after the state said it discovered he’d misrepresented his military rank and believed he received undeservedly high pay.

Mayor Dave Bronson is running for reelection, and a spokeswoman questioned the timing of the report’s release.

Dozens of Guard members say they will quit rather than see their salaries and benefits diminished under a new federal directive, which could upend national security missions based in Alaska.

To earn a sixth championship, “this one was supposed to be hard. It had to be special. It had to be more than just the normal Iditarod — and for me, it was,” Seavey said.

After days without a single scratch, six mushers have now dropped out — including two who decided to pull out after a dog on each of their teams died.

Wind chill along the river could get as low as minus 55 in the coming days, with no relief down the trail at the Norton Sound coast.

Also, Dallas Seavey recounts what happened in the aftermath of the moose killing and his dog’s injury before he was dealt a two-hour penalty.

A panel of race officials handed down a two-hour penalty for the infraction, which will be added to Seavey’s mandatory 24-hour rest.