Democrats' Chances of Flipping Alaska Governor After Tom Begich Drops Out

Democrat Tom Begich suspended his Alaska governor bid on Friday, adding new uncertainty to the state's ranked-choice race.

Alaska Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich dropped his bid to be the state’s next governor on Friday, endorsing the only other Democrat in the four-person general election race. Begich, who finished second among the top four candidates in Alaska’s open gubernatorial primary, cited his reason for dropping out

The second-place finisher in a primary where the top four advance to the November ballot said he would drop out of the race so voters could coalesce behind a single Democratic candidate.

Iowa Democrat tries to strike an independent path in governor’s race  CNN

Dan Sullivan – The Other One – Will Advance To General Election  HuffPost

Dan J. Sullivan’s presence on the general election ballot adds a twist to the race because of Alaska’s ranked choice voting system

Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary  Toronto Star

Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska US Senate primary  AP News

Former teacher Dan J. Sullivan will join Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola on the general election ballot in Alaska’s Senate race, NBC News projects.Republicans have criticized the other Sullivan’s candidacy as a potential ploy to confuse voters in a key battleground race, which he has