Third-party groups spending about $28 million
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Nick Begich, the GOP candidate for Alaska’s at-large House seat, has defeated incumbent Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, according to The Associated Press.
TheAPcalledtheracelateWednesdaynight,projectingthatBegich willwinwith 48.4% ofthevotecomparedto Peltola’s46.4% share. Peltola concededtheraceon Wednesdaynight,tellingsupportersviasocialmediathatsheisrootingforBegichtosucceedinhisnewrole.
PeltolaenteredCongressin2022,whenshewonaspecialelectionfollowingthedeathofRepublicanAlaskaRep.DonYoung.Begich,meanwhile,isthegrandsonofformerRepublicanAlaskaRep.NickBegich,whorepresentedAlaskainCongressuntilhisdeathinaplanecrashin1972.(RELATED:VulnerableHouseDemAdvancesInPrimaryAlongsideGOPChallengers)
DemocraticAlaskaRep.MaryPeltolaspeakstosupportersatawatchpartyonNovember8,2022inAnchorage,Alaska.(PhotobySpencerPlatt/GettyImages)
SeveralOctoberpollssponsoredbyBegichandtheNationalRepublicanCongressionalCommitteeshowedhimleadingPeltolabyfourorfivepercentagepoin
