Murkowski Advances In Alaska Senate Race

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-endorsed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka have advanced from Tuesday’s primary. Meanwhile, Republican Sarah Palin was among the candidates advancing to the November general election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat. Under a voter-approved elections process, party primaries have been replaced with open primaries in which the top four vote-getters in each race advance to the general election. Ranked voting is being used in general elections. Murkowski and Tshibaka earned two of the slots in the Senate race. In the House primary, Democrat Mary Peltola, Palin and Republican Nick Begich advanced to the November election as results continued to be tabulated.