Mary Peltola's Chances in Alaska As Dem Drops Out, Race Moves to 'Tilt D'

Peltola holds a narrow edge, but ranked-choice voting and conflicting forecasts keep Alaska’s Senate race highly competitive.

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