Elections/Politics

Rep. Neal Foster, left, and Sen. Donny Olson during a discussion of legislative priorities with the City Council and the pubic.

Based on the votes tallied by the Division of Elections so far, both incumbent representatives for Western Alaska have commanding leads. But, only 360 of 441 precincts have reported at this time.

If you still need to cast your ballot, one option is to vote in-person at your community’s local polling place. The polls are open from 7am -8pm today. The other is to use a special needs ballot.

The three components encompassed in Ballot Measure 2 are increased campaign financing disclosure requirements, a top-four primary election open to all Alaskan voters, and ranked choice voting.

The Alaska oil pipeline, just north of Fairbanks, taken Feb. 25, 2013. Photo: Malcolm Manners via Flickr Creative Commons.

In this year’s election, Alaskans will weigh in on two ballot measures. The first is the North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative, also known as Ballot Measure One.

Side-by-side portraits of 2018 Alaska U.S. House candidates Alyse Galvin and Don Young.

Voting for the 2020 General Election concludes in about a week and Western Alaskans are currently deciding who they want to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives..

The general election on Tuesday, November 3rd is ten days away. Western Alaskans have a few options to cast their vote this year.

There are three candidates running for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat included on this year’s ballot – Incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, Independent Dr. Al Gross, and John Wayne Howe of the Alaska Independence Party.

Western Alaskans will have to decide who they want to represent them in the U.S. Senate. One of the candidates on the ballot is Dr. Al Gross, an Independent, who hopes to unseat current Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan.

Dan Sullivan at AFN 2014. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

The November 3rd general election is three weeks away, and Western Alaskans will have to decide who they want to represent them in the U.S. Senate. Current incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan recently spoke to KNOM about some of the issues he’s campaigning on.

Stickers proclaiming “Naliġaaniktuŋa!” or "I Voted!" in Iñupiaq, at the polls in Nome. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

As of 12pm on Thursday (October 9th), all absentee ballots and in-person votes from Municipal Election Day were certified. Here are the official results: