[Guardian] Former Alaska governor and Republican ex-vice presidential candidate  Sarah Mama Grizzly Palin
... the babe libs love to hate ...
leads in early results from Saturday’s special primary for the state’s only US House seat in what could be a remarkable political re-emergence.
Voters in the far north-western state are whittling down the list of 48 candidates running for the position that was held for 49 years by the late US Representative Don Young.
The early results showed Palin, endorsed by Donald Trump
 ...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
, with 29.8% of the votes counted so far; Republican Nick Begich had 19.3%; independent Al Gross had 12.5%; Democrat Mary Peltola with 7.5%; and Republican Tara Sweeney had 5.3%.
A candidate whose name is Santa Claus, a self-described "independent, progressive, democratic socialist", had 4.5%.
In a statement Palin said she was looking forward to "fixing this country by responsibly developing Alaska’s God-given resources" and then expressed rightwing talking points on gun rights, child sacrifice abortion and a desire for a smaller government.
The top four vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will advance to an August special election in which ranked choice voting will be used. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Young’s term, which ends in January. Young died in March at age 88.
This election was unlike any the state has seen, crammed with candidates and conducted primarily by mail. This was the first election, too, under a system approved by voters in 2020 that ends party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections.
Saturday marked the first ballot count; state elections officials plan additional counts on Wednesday and Friday, and a final count on 21 June. They have targeted 25 June to certify the race.
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