{"id":2335246,"date":"2024-09-01T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-for-alaskas-lone-us-house-seat-narrows-to-final-four-candidates-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:34:59","slug":"race-for-alaskas-lone-us-house-seat-narrows-to-final-four-candidates-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-for-alaskas-lone-us-house-seat-narrows-to-final-four-candidates-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Race for Alaska\u2019s lone US House seat narrows to final four candidates &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Frace-for-alaskas-lone-us-house-seat-narrows-to-final-four-candidates-washington-examiner%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=2335246&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--><p>In Alaska&#8217;s\u200d U.S. House primary, the race has narrowed to\u200c four \u2063candidates heading\u200d into the November\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-votes-using-ranked-choice-voting\/\" title=\"Alaska votes using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">ranked choice voting<\/a>&#8220;>ranked choice general election<\/a>. Despite receiving just\u2063 over 1% of\u200d the vote, \u2064Republican \u200cMatthew\u200b Salisbury and John Wayne Howe, chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party,\u2064 advanced alongside two frontrunners: Democratic\u2062 incumbent Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich. Peltola, who became\u200c the first Alaska\u200b Native in Congress in 2022, finished first among \u206312\u2063 candidates in the primary. The state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-lieutenant-governor-enters-race-for-sole-2024-house-seat\/\" title=\"Alaska lieutenant governor enters race for sole 2024 House seat\">open primary \u200csystem<\/a> allows the top\u2064 four \u2062vote-getters \u2064to proceed regardless of party affiliation.\u2064 Alaska&#8217;s\u200d former Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who placed\u200c third and was backed by Donald Trump, recently announced her withdrawal, enabling Salisbury to\u2063 qualify for the upcoming ballot. As election officials prepare to certify\u200b primary results, financial support has\u200d predominantly come from Peltola, Begich, and Dahlstrom,\u2063 with Begich advocating for \u200cconservative \u2063unity to challenge Peltola\u200b in the general election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Race for Alaska&rsquo;s lone US House seat narrows to final four candidates<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1742741\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> Two candidates who combined received just over 1% of the vote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alaska<\/a>&rsquo;s U.S. House primary last week can advance to November&rsquo;s ranked choice general election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Matthew Salisbury, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a>, and John Wayne Howe, who is chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party, can advance, according to results released late Friday by the state Division of Elections. The narrowed field already includes two frontrunners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-Party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a>&nbsp;U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola&nbsp;and Republican Nick Begich.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska&rsquo;s open primary system advances the top four vote-getters, regardless of party, to the general election.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alaska-house-peltola-begich-dahlstrom-94d3d091d2b332da40dcfa85766d9a71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Peltola finished<\/a>&nbsp;with the most votes in a field of 12 in the Aug. 20 primary, followed by Begich and Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. Far behind them were Salisbury and Howe, who led the remaining candidates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-house-alaska-republican-nancy-dahlstrom-6750276dbaceecb5ad436855d624c053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dahlstrom announced her withdrawal<\/a>&nbsp;last week, and elections director Carol Beecher said this allowed for the fifth-place finisher to qualify for the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Elections officials were targeting Sunday to certify the primary results, and Monday is the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola, Begich and Dahlstrom were the only candidates in the race to report raising any money.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola became the first Alaska Native in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> in 2022 following the death of Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young, who had held the seat for 49 years. The elections that year were the first held using the new voting process.<\/p>\n<p>Begich, who has spoken against ranked choice voting, has said conservatives need to unite to defeat Peltola in November.<\/p>\n<p>Dahlstrom, in announcing her decision Aug. 23, said that throughout her career she&rsquo;s done &ldquo;what&rsquo;s right for Alaska. And today is no different. At this time, the best thing I can do for our state and our Party is to withdraw my name from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>general election<\/a> ballot and end my campaign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An initiative that seeks to repeal the open primary and ranked vote general election system also will appear on the fall ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Salisbury, in his candidate statement filed with the Division of Elections, said the culture in Washington &ldquo;has allowed the citizen to be forgotten. I have joined the race for our solo seat in the house, to make sure the voices of the people are heard and in turn amplified throughout D.C. and the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Howe, in his statement, said Alaskans are &ldquo;imprisoned by Government&rdquo; and called the federal government &ldquo;an oppressing master.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There are nearly 18,900 registered voters with the Alaskan Independence Party, making it the third largest of the four recognized political parties in the state, according to Division of Elections statistics. But the majority of registered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> aren&rsquo;t affiliated with a party.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1742741\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742741\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Race for Alaska&#8217;s Sole U.S. House Seat Narrows to Final Four Candidates**<\/p>\n<p>JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) \u2014 Two candidates who together garnered just over 1% of the votes in last week&#8217;s U.S. House primary in Alaska are set to move on to the ranked choice general election in November. Matthew Salisbury, a Republican, and John Wayne Howe, chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party, will advance according to results released late Friday by the state Division of Elections. The final four candidates already include two leading contenders: Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska&#8217;s open primary system allows the top four vote-getters\u2014regardless of party affiliation\u2014to proceed to the general election. In the August 20 primary, Peltola received the highest number of votes among a field of 12 candidates, followed by Begich and Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, who had support from former President Donald Trump. Salisbury and Howe trailed significantly behind them but were able to lead among other remaining candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Dahlstrom announced her withdrawal from the race last week; elections director Carol Beecher noted that this allowed for a fifth-place candidate to qualify for November\u2019s ballot. Officials aimed to certify primary results by Sunday, with Monday being the deadline for any candidate withdrawals from the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola, Begich, and Dahlstrom were notably the only candidates reporting fundraising efforts during this campaign cycle. Peltola made history as Alaska&#8217;s first Native representative in Congress after winning a special election following Republican Don Young\u2019s death\u2014who held his seat for nearly five decades\u2014in 2022 when new voting procedures were implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Begich has criticized ranked choice voting and emphasized that conservatives must unite against Peltola come November. In her withdrawal announcement on August 23rd, Dahlstrom stated she believed stepping back was best for both Alaska and her party at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, an initiative aiming to repeal both open primaries and ranked choice voting will also be included on this fall\u2019s ballot.<\/p>\n<p>In his candidate statement submitted to elections officials, Salisbury expressed concern that Washington culture has neglected citizens&#8217; voices: &#8220;I have joined this race&#8230;to ensure that people&#8217;s voices are heard.&#8221; Meanwhile Howe described Alaskans as &#8220;imprisoned by Government,&#8221; labeling federal authorities as an &#8220;oppressing master.&#8221; According to Division of Elections data there are nearly 18,900 registered voters within Alaskan Independence Party ranks\u2014making it third largest among recognized political parties in Alaska\u2014but most voters remain unaffiliated with any party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2335247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mary-peltola.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8320,7064,3728,5894,39866],"class_list":["post-2335246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-alaska","tag-candidates","tag-election","tag-politics","tag-us-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mary-peltola.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}