Dem Rep. Mary Peltola Gets 2 Republicans to Split Opposition in Ranked-Choice Alaska

Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, on Tuesday advanced to November's ranked choice general election for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom. The three were the most prominent candidates in a field of 12 running for the seat in Alaska's primary. Under Alaska's open primary system, voters were asked to pick one candidate, with the top four vote-getters in the race, regardless of party affiliation, advancing to the ranked choice general election. It was too early to call who the fourth candidate would be. Tuesday's...