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The big picture from early primary election returns: Eight incumbent Republican state lawmakers are behind right now, plus former Rep. Gary Knopp, who died in July and will be replaced.
Senate President Cathy Giessel is significantly behind, while Sen. John Coghill and Sen. Natasha von Imhof trail by much smaller margins.
In the House, all five incumbents are behind by significant margins:
• Rep. Chuck Kopp trails by a 1:2 margin against Tom McKay.
• Rep. Jennifer Johnston has less than 29% of the vote.
• Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux has about 21% of the vote.
• Rep. Sharon Jackson has about 41% of the vote in her race.
• Rep. Mark Neuman has a little over a third of the vote in his race.
Rep. David Eastman and Rep. George Rauscher were also challenged in the primary but are leading right now.
There are a lot of absentee ballots still to be counted, and earlier tonight, I talked to a lot of candidates who said they wouldn’t feel safe declaring victory unless election-night votes were 60-40 in their favor. There are a significant number of races beyond that. One of them was Roger Holland. Right now, Roger Holland has more than 70% of the vote in his race against Cathy Giessel.
The first batch of results is in from the state Division of Elections, and in early returns, several incumbent Republican lawmakers have fallen behind their primary challengers. One caveat: Absentee votes — expected to account for a significant chunk of turnout — and many early votes won’t be counted until next week. We’re still combing through the first wave of results, but you can check them out here.
Still waiting for the first results. In the meantime, here’s a spreadsheet of where each candidate’s campaign finances stood at 10 p.m. on the day before election night. Some campaigns also benefited significantly from independent groups backing one side or another.
With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, most candidates seem to be forgoing the traditional election-night parties at bars and restaurants in favor of events at home. In House District 7, Lynn Gattis was working on a burn pile at her farm as her opponent, Christopher Kurka, waited for results with his family and volunteers. Both are seeking to replace Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R-Wasilla, who is not running for re-election.
Polls have closed across Alaska on the 2020 statewide primary, and the first results should be posted by the Alaska Division of Elections about 9 p.m. Refreshing that link on a regular basis will get you the most updated information, but we’ll give you the context here.
Senate President Cathy Giessel, for example, is expected to have a tight race against challenger Roger Holland, but she said she’s headed to bed at 9 p.m.
“I don’t think anybody thinks we’ll get a whole lot of results tonight with all the absentee ballots,” Holland said.
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