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Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger will both advance to the general election in Alaska, setting up a rematch in November — as Sarah Palin also moved ahead in her bid to win a seat in the US House after Tuesday night’s primaries.
Murkowski was leading her rival Kelly Tshibaka by about 5,000 votes in the state, which for the first time used ranked-choice voting to determine the ballots.
Democrat Patricia Chesbro is also expected to advance in the nonpartisan election for the Senate, but the fourth slot was still undetermined. The top four finishers move on.
Murkowski, seeking her fourth term, found herself facing a challenge by Tshibaka after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump in February 2021 for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and for opposing Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court.
Palin, who was Sen. John McCain’s GOP running mate in the 2008 presidential election and received an endorsement from Trump, moved on to November along with Republican Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Perolta.
