Author: Amee LaTour

  • Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Bye advance from Alaska U.S. House primary

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    Mary Peltola (D), Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) advanced from the top-four primary election for U.S. House in Alaska. Peltola received 37%, followed by Palin with 30% and Begich with 26%. Tara Sweeney (R) finished fourth with 4% but withdrew from the race. Since it was more than 64…

  • Mary Peltola (D) wins special U.S. House election in Alaska

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    Mary Peltola (D) won the Aug. 16 special U.S. House election in Alaska, according to results released Aug. 31. In the final round of unofficial ranked-choice voting tabulation, Peltola had 51.5% of the vote to Sarah Palin’s (R) 48.5%. This election fills the term ending Jan. 3, 2023. Before ranked-choice tabulation began, Peltola had 40%…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 37

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    September 1, 2022 In this issue: Boston Globe backs Doughty in GOP gubernatorial primary and a look at turnout in Ohio’s split primaries Globe backs Doughty in Massachusetts gubernatorial primary The Boston Globe editorial board wrote that “reasonable conservatives need to mobilize for Chris Doughty” in the GOP gubernatorial primary and “reset the Massachusetts state…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 37

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    September 1, 2022 In this issue: Major endorsement splits in Massachusetts AG primary and a look at turnout in Ohio’s split primaries Progressive endorsers split, candidate drops out of Massachusetts AG primary Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and Boston’s former Acting Mayor Kim Janey endorsed labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan for Massachusetts attorney…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022)

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    August 25, 2022 In this issue: Primary results from Florida and New York and a look ahead to September Primary results roundup Florida and New York held statewide primaries Tuesday, while Oklahoma held a statewide primary runoff. We were watching four battleground Democratic primaries in Florida and New York. Here’s how those races unfolded: Florida…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36

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    August 25, 2022 In this issue: Takeaways from primaries in New York and a look ahead to New Hampshire Primary results roundup Florida and New York held statewide primaries Tuesday, while Oklahoma held a statewide primary runoff. We were watching two battleground Republican primaries in those states. Here’s how those races unfolded: New York’s 23rd…

  • Preliminary results from Alaska’s top-four U.S. House primary

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    A top-four primary took place on Aug. 16 in Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District to determine which four candidates will run in the general election on Nov. 8. As of 1:00 a.m. ET on Aug. 17, with 61% of results reported, Mary Peltola (D) led with 34.5% of the vote, followed by Sarah Palin (R) with…

  • Preliminary results from Alaska’s special U.S. House election

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    A special election to fill Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House was held on Aug. 16. Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Mary Peltola (D) ran. Al Gross (I) also advanced from the June 11 top-four primary, but he withdrew from the race on June 20. This election will use ranked-choice…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 35

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    August 18, 2022 In this issue: The big stories from Tuesday’s elections and satellite spending updates in two battleground House districts Primary results roundup Wyoming’s U.S. House District: Harriet Hageman defeated Rep. Liz Cheney 66%-29%. Hageman had backing from former President Donald Trump (R), dozens of incumbent House Republicans, and Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and…

  • Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 35

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    August 18, 2022 In this issue: Alaska election takeaways and NYT‘s battleground endorsements Primary results roundup Alaska, Hawaii, and Wyoming held primaries over the past week. Here are results from battlegrounds in Alaska and Hawaii. Before we get into Alaska’s results, here’s a refresher: Alaska held top-four primaries for several offices and a ranked-choice special…