Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House. The win comes months after the Democrat won a special election to the seat following
The first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and first woman to hold Alaska's House seat, Peltola beat Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in ranked choice election results announced Wednesday.
Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola has won a full two-year term representing Alaska in the House, NBC News projected Wednesday, defeating former governor and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
It was expected but now it's official. Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) who was elected to congress earlier this year in a special election to replace the late Rep. Don Young (R) has defeated former half…
The Alaska Democrat has been reelected after winning Alaska's lone U.S. House seat earlier this year in a special election after longtime Republican Rep. Don Young's death.
Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the Nov. 8 election. Results of the ranked choice election were announced Wednesday. Palin and Begich also were candidates in the special election.
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House, months after the Alaska Democrat won a special election to the seat following the death earlier this year of longtime Republican Rep. Don Young.
Originally Published: 23 NOV 22 13:44 ETUpdated: 23 NOV 22 20:25 ETBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) -- Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democrat who won a special election that sent her to Congress this summer, will once again thwart former Gov. Sarah Palin's bid for a political comeback.
Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola beat out former governor and one-time vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to secure a full House term on Wednesday.
