It’s finally done. Here in the Great Land, the 2024 election results are final, the last tabulation of the ranked-choice voting is complete, and all results are in. The news, as is so often the case, is mixed.
First, Republican Nick Begich III is officially the winner of Alaska’s At-Large seat in the House of Representatives. Red (mostly) Alaska will again be represented by a Republican, and Mary Peltola can go home to Bethel, where we wish her a long, happy, healthy life surrounded by her loved ones – and far away from politics. Incumbent Democrat Mary Peltola conceded on Wednesday.
After spending over a year calling Nick Begich III a scammer of seniors, a slave-owner of workers, and a man who single-handedly would lead to there being no fish, children, or jobs in Alaska, Rep. Mary Peltola conceded in the evening of Nov. 20, after the ranked-choice…