TRUMP-endorsed Sarah Palin Leads Primary Opponents In First Round Of Alaska Primary

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Sarah Palin earned a 10-point victory in a special primary for Alaska’s sole congressional seat Saturday.

The special election is the first round in a two-part election series that is set to fill the vacancy left by the death of former Congressman Don Young.

Young, 88, lost consciousness and passed away suddenly earlier in the year aboard a commercial flight from L.A. to Seattle.

Shortly after Young’s death, Palin expressed interest in running for his seat. About ten days later, Palin officially announced her candidacy. Former President Donald Trump, who Palin supported in 2016, returned the favor by swiftly endorsing Palin.

Palin ran against an eclectic, forty-eight-person assortment of primary opponents, which included everything from Nick Begich, the co-chair for Young’s 2020 reelection campaign, to St. Nick. With roughly 72% of votes reported as of Sunday night, NBC and others have called the race for Palin at 29.8%, Begich at 19.3%, Al Gross at 12.5%, and Mary Petola at 7.5%.