Down on election night, incumbent Democrats pull ahead as Alaska begins counting by-mail ballots
Democratic incumbents all look likely to hold their seats while they’re looking competitive in at least two others.
Inside the Numbers
Did Gross pull off a comeback? Keep waiting. Today’s absentee ballot count will be incomplete
We’ll get a near-complete look at Fairbanks-area races with varying levels of incomplete looks from the rest of the state.
Republicans win big election-night margins but many races will be decided by absentee votes next week
Overall, very little is likely to change in the layout of power in Juneau.
Democrats account for nearly a quarter of votes already cast in Alaska
Democrats’ numbers advantage in early and absentee voting evaporated over the weekend as Republicans showed up to the polls, but there’s still reason for them to be optimistic.
With a week to go, Alaska has already surpassed the 2016 early vote
Democrats have a lead over Republicans when it comes to voting while voters not aligned with any party—Alaska’s largest voting group—leads all parties.
Republicans make up ground on second day of in-person voting: State of the Race
Independent voters—those who identify as undeclared or nonpartisan voters—still account for the largest group of voters with a total of 3,682 votes cast so far.
Democrats outpace Republicans after first day of early in-person voting: State of the race
A total of 3,726 Alaskans cast votes on the first day of early in-person voting in Alaska on Monday, bringing the grand total of Alaskans who’ve already voted in this year’s general election to 46,322.
New poll shows Gross up by one, Trump up by three in Alaska
The polling is in line with some other recent polls in Alaska, which have also shown Gross holding a slight edge on the race in its final stretch.
Gross gains slight lead on Sullivan in latest poll
The race is still far, far from a lock—it was recently upgraded to “leans Republican” by the Cook Political Report—but Harstad outlines several positive points for Gross in his memo.
Alaska hits new daily high for covid cases as positivity rate climbs to new highs
A staggering 1 in 10 covid tests taken in the Fairbanks North Star Borough are coming back positive.