Mary Peltola was elected to a full-term in the house, beating Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich.
and the first woman to hold Alaska’s House seat — as well as the first Democrat to do so since 1972. She served out the remaining months of Young’s term before vying to serve a full term in the November election.
told reporters after the special election was calledDuring the campaign, Peltola cast herself among a coalition of Democrats, centrists and Alaska Natives supporting her “pro-family, pro-fish” platform. While Palin and Begich fought for the conservative vote, Peltola called for more civility in politics and stood for abortion rights.
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