{"id":1610493,"date":"2022-08-17T10:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1610493"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:54:20","slug":"trump-backed-alaska-senate-candidate-advances-to-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-alaska-senate-candidate-advances-to-general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed Alaska Senate candidate advances to general elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-backed-alaska-senate-candidate-advances-to-general-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1610493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2718820\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2718820\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2718820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AP22111117549477.jpg\" alt=\"Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Palin, the first Republican female vice presidential nominee, is among 48 candidates running for the Alaska&#039;s lone seat in the U.S. House following the death last month of Republican Rep. Don Young, who held the job for 49 years. (AP Photo\/Mark Thiessen)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2718820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Palin, the first Republican female vice presidential nominee, is among 48 candidates running for the Alaska\u2019s lone seat in the U.S. House following the death last month of Republican Rep. Don Young, who held the job for 49 years. (AP Photo\/Mark Thiessen)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:24 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, August 17, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The results for Alaska\u2019s open primary are in. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka advances to the general election with 41 percent of the vote. However, she was bested by incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski who won more than 43 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamLisa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamLisa<\/a> is all across the state sign waving and encouraging Alaskans to vote \ud83d\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8CvMVTQbtU\">pic.twitter.com\/8CvMVTQbtU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lisa Murkowski (@LisaForSenate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaForSenate\/status\/1559731168391487488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, House candidate Sarah Palin will advance alongside Nick Begich for November\u2019s special election to replace recently deceased Rep. Don Young. This is the first test of an open primary in Alaska, which was decided and adopted into the system earlier this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">By far most interesting result last night: Mary Peltola (D) has a legitimate shot to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AKAL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AKAL<\/a> special election over Sarah Palin (R) if enough of Nick Begich\u2019s (R) ballots \u201cexhaust\u201d or go to Peltola in the final ranked-choice round (we won\u2019t know for a few weeks). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QkUqle3uxN\">pic.twitter.com\/QkUqle3uxN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1559869495115661312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/election-day-kicks-off-in-wyo-alaska\/\">Trump-Backed Harriet Hagemen Ousts Rep. Liz Cheney In Wyo.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Palin, the first Republican female vice presidential nominee, is among 48 candidates running for the Alaska\u2019s lone seat in the U.S. House following the death last month of Republican Rep. 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