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Elections workers hand count ballots after the 2016 statewide primary election. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dead Alaskans attempt to vote in Anchorage

The Alaska Division of Elections is investigating why seven dead people requested absentee ballots for the close-fought primary…

Sarah Vance’s lead grows in GOP primary after initial absentee ballot count

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Sarah Vance’s lead grows in GOP primary after initial absentee ballot count

Homer resident and District 31 Alaska House of Representatives candidate Sarah Vance continues to lead the GOP primary…

Rep. Paul Seaton, NP-Homer, center, is joined by supporters waving signs on primary election day, Aug. 21, 2018, at the corner of Lake Street and Pioneer Avenue in Homer. Seaton ran unapposed as a nonpartisan candidate for the Alaska Democratic Party seat. Also waving signs are supporters of Alyse Galvin, a nonpartisan candidate for the Democratic Party seat for U.S. Congress. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Vance holds slim lead in GOP District 31 race

Sarah Vance holds a slim lead in the Republican Primary for the District 31 Alaska House of Representatives…

Henry “Hank” Kroll, candidate for the Republican Party nomination, District 31 Representative. (Photo provided)

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Kroll: Lifelong Alaskan brings sourdough perspective to race

If the mold got broken making a classic Republican Alaska politician like Jay Hammond or Yule Kilcher, picking…

Paul Seaton, nonpartisan candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, District 31 Representative. (Homer News file photo)

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Seaton looks to hold onto his Alaska House seat

Paul Seaton isn’t ready to let go of his position working on Alaska’s law through the House of…

Homer City Council candidate Sarah Vance speaks at a Homer City Council candidates forum, Sept. 21, 2017, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by MIchael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Sarah Vance makes run at House of Representatives seat

Homer resident Sarah Vance hopes to make the House of Representatives District 31 seat her first official political…

Cox takes second run for District 31 rep

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Cox takes second run for District 31 rep

In a second run at the Republican Party nomination for the Alaska House of Representative District 31 seat,…

From left to right: Candidates for Alaska governor William Toien, Mead Treadwell and current Governor Bill Walker participate in a forum Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 held at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. They are joined in the race by Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Governor candidates vie for Homer votes

Homer area voters got an earful on Tuesday about how the five candidates for governor of Alaska feel…

Aderhold re-files for council seat

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Aderhold re-files for council seat

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add that Deb Lowney has filed to run for city…

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Candidates for governor, lt. governor hold forum

Candidates for Alaska governor and lieutenant governor speak in a forum at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at…

Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit

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Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit

In a three-way race for governor this fall, Democratic Party candidate Mark Begich said he sees himself as…

Salmon initiative would criss-cross state jurisdictions, officials say

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Salmon initiative would criss-cross state jurisdictions, officials say

Beyond just the cost and politics of Ballot Measure 1, state administrators have expressed concern about who would…

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Primary election candidates are final

Kenai Peninsula voters will have a choice in the Aug. 21 primary of two Republicans running for state…