Politics

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.

Starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, wwatch the vote count from the Alaska Division of Elections headquarters in Juneau via KTOO 360TV and Gavel Alaska.

LeDoux’s two associates have pleaded guilty and are set to testify against her in the long-delayed election misconduct trial.

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.

The former Republican legislator faces 12 charges, including five felonies. LeDoux has pleaded not guilty.

Opponents of the repeal effort were just 192 votes ahead of those in favor as additional ballots were counted on Monday.

Although the nation’s highest court rejected the appeal, the plaintiffs could again challenge Alaska’s disclosure requirements in federal court.

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.

Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola was one of 325 U.S. House members to vote in favor of the Social Security Fairness Act.

The 19-mile gravel road would be designed to link the village of King Cove with life-saving medical access. Alaska’s elected leaders and the village have fought for the road for more than three decades.

The question of whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwest Alaska, has vexed policymakers for decades.

Over 46,000 Alaska ballots were counted on Tuesday and Wednesday, with tens of thousands still to be counted.

Some absentee and early votes are set to be counted on Tuesday, but Alaskans may need to wait until Nov. 20 for clear results.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy will have 45 days to make a final selection that will make the court majority female for the first time

More opportunities for oil drilling in the Arctic refuge and other long-sought Alaska projects could be renewed under a Trump presidency, Alaska elected leaders say.

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.

Trump referred to his “special relationship” with Gov. Mike Dunleavy and said he will focus on developing Alaska resources and getting the state’s long-sought gas pipeline built.

The governor has increasingly associated himself with the Republican presidential nominee during the election year.

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