{"id":461646,"date":"2022-06-12T16:09:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sarah-palin-leads-field-in-alaskas-special-primary-election\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T16:09:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:09:54","slug":"sarah-palin-leads-field-in-alaskas-special-primary-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sarah-palin-leads-field-in-alaskas-special-primary-election\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sarah Palin leads field in Alaska&#8217;s special primary election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aba0993a32\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3aba0993a32\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sarah-palin-leads-field-in-alaskas-special-primary-election\/#%E2%80%9CSarah_Palin_leads_field_in_Alaskas_special_primary_election%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sarah Palin leads field in Alaska&#8217;s special primary election&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSarah_Palin_leads_field_in_Alaskas_special_primary_election%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sarah Palin leads field in Alaska&#8217;s special primary election&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sarah-palin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pulled out to an early lead in Saturday\u2019s special primary election in Alaska among a crowded field that \u200bincludes a candidate\u00a0listed as Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>Palin, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, has 29.8% of the vote so far in the race to fill the state\u2019s sole congressional seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She is followed by Republican Nick Begich with 19.3%, independent Al Gross with 12.5%, Democrat Mary Peltola with 7.5% and Republican Tara Sweeney with 5.3%.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Claus, a self-described \u201cindependent, progressive, democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist\u201d amassed 4.5%.<\/p>\n<p>The top four finishers among the 48 candidates seeking to fill the position that was held for 49 years by the late Rep. Don Young, who died in March, will face off again in a special election in August, in which ranked choice voting will be used.<\/p>\n<p>The winner will serve out the remainder of Young\u2019s term until January 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The initial results from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.alaska.gov\/results\/22SPECPRIM\/index.php\">state Division of Elections<\/a> included 108,729 votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agency reported that 507,997 ballots had been mailed to Alaskans, and 126,292 had been returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Ballots had to be postmarked by Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additional counts will occur on Wednesday and Friday, with a final count on June 21.<\/p>\n<p>Certification of the election is set for June 25.<\/p>\n<p>Palin, who was on the Republican presidential ticket as Sen. John McCain\u2019s vice president in 2008\u200b, thanked her supporters in a statement released on<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPalinUSA\/status\/1535878120099655680\"> Twitter.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the special <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election so we can highlight our ideas for fixing this country by responsibly developing Alaska\u2019s God-given natural resources, getting runaway government spending under control, protecting human life, protecting the right to bear arms, and restoring respect for individual liberty and the Constitution,\u201d it said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are 22 candidates in the race running as independent or undeclared, 16 Republicans, six\u00a0Democrats, two Libertarians, one member of the American Independent Party and one member of the Alaskan Independence Party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Sarah Palin pulled out to an early lead in Saturday\u2019s special primary election in Alaska among a crowded field that \u200bincludes a candidate\u00a0listed as Santa Claus. 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