Mary Peltola
elected first Alaska native to Congress by defeating
Sarah Palin in special
election
The results
come after more than two weeks when rank-choice
voting is used by
the state to determine
Democrat
Mary Peltola
, a former state representative,
will be the first Alaska
native in Congress after winning a special election
Peltola,
who is executive director of
the Kuskokwim
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Served for 10
years in the state legislature and campaigned as
"Alaska's best shot
at preventing an extremist from winning."
Peltola tweeted
after the election results. "We've
won tonight."
But
we still have to capture this seat in
November. "
They
Making history
as the first Alaska native
elected to Congress.
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