Nick Begich III, the grandson of late Alaska congressman Nick Begich Sr., has flipped the state’s at-large congressional seat to Republican after defeating Democrat incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola.
Decision Desk HQ called the race for Begich on Saturday with the Republican receiving 152,545 votes compared to Peltola’s 143,370, with 92 percent of the votes counted:
Begich’s win comes after he and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) were defeated by Peltola in 2022.
“This victory belongs to the people of Alaska,” Begich said in a statement to Must Read Alaska. “Our state has immense potential, and now is the time to responsibly unlock the resources that make Alaska a cornerstone of America’s path to prosperity.”
Begich Sr. represented the state’s at-large district as a Democrat from 1970 until 1972, when he disappeared in a plane crash, and was presumed…
