2024 Alaska state elections

Anchorage Democratic Rep. Cliff Groh is trailing by 23 votes to Republican challenger David Nelson after the latest ballot count.

Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola trailed Republican challenger Nick Begich III after a tabulation of ranked choice results.

The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries was on track to fail by 664 votes.

The ranked choice tabulation is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, and is set to be livestreamed by Gavel Alaska.

Alaska law allows by-mail ballots to be counted as long as they are received up to two weeks after Election Day.

In the latest count, Republican challenger Nick Begich III maintained his lead over incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, and the difference between yes and no votes on Ballot Measure 2 tightened.

An Aniak poll worker said an initial vote tally was incorrectly reported by the Division of Elections.

Jeremiah “Miah” Angusuc left the position one day before the election, after only a few months on the job.

Tens of thousands of ballots are still to be counted, and several races are too close to call.

House and Senate leaders said early results were promising for bipartisan coalitions that focus on education funding and public retirement reform.

An Alaska effort to repeal the system is still too close to call.

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.

The former president had 55.6% of the vote in Alaska’s presidential election.

All Alaska judges on the ballot appeared to be heading for retention as election results began to come in Tuesday night, though some by narrower margins than others.

Alaskans voted in on races for president, U.S. House and the Alaska House and Senate, along with ballot measures on the state’s minimum wage and elections.

With more than 255,000 ballots counted, 50.9% of votes were in favor of a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s voting system.

The measure would also provide guaranteed sick leave to most workers, and prohibit employers from punishing employees for declining to attend meetings of a political or religious nature, used in some cases to dissuade unionizing.

Republican challenger Nick Begich III was ahead of Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, with tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted.

Polls opened across the state Tuesday morning, but not in St. George and Wales. Polls are open statewide until 8 p.m.

Polls open on Election Day across Alaska at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

By Sunday evening, over 23,900 voters in the Anchorage area and over 61,900 people statewide have cast early ballots

The measure on the November ballot would increase the minimum wage from $11.73 per hour now to $13 per hour in 2025, $14 per hour in 2026, and $15 per hour in 2027.

Supporters of the election system are focused on keeping open primaries. Opponents say ranked choice voting is complicated and convoluted.

At least 91 voters in Dillingham, Aniak and King Salmon were given ballots for the fourth judicial district, instead of the third.

Begich and Peltola have busy weekends planned ahead of the Nov. 5 election.