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Signs and supporters line the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local races unchanged after 1st major update of election results

The additional votes represent early ballots that were cast ahead of Election Day but after an Oct. 31…

Seward City Clerk Kris Peck, right, administers an oath of office to Seward City Council newcomer Casie Warner during a council meeting in Seward, Alaska, on Oct. 28, 2024. (Screenshot courtesy City of Seward)

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Seward City Council swears in winners of October municipal election

They were sworn in two weeks after the council certified its election results

Poll worker Carol Louthan helps voters submit ballots at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: Bjorkman, Ruffridge, Elam and Vance lead in election night results

Several residents said that they came out to vote because they knew this election was “a big one.”

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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 will help businesses and communities thrive

It would not be good for the health and safety of my staff, my customers, or my family…

Soldotna City Council member Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participates in the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series, Thursday, Sept. 5 , at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Opinion: I’m a Soldotna Republican and will vote No on 2

Open primaries and ranked choice voting offer a way to put power back into the hands of voters,…

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Don’t be fooled: Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk

As the debate around Ballot Measure 1 picks up steam, Alaskans from all walks of life should take…

State House District 6 candidates Rep. Sarah Vance, Dawson Slaughter and Brent Johnson participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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House District 6 candidates talk finance, schooling, fisheries

Candidates met Tuesday at the Homer Public Library for a forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI…

Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich speaks to an audience at the Alaska Chamber of Commerce’s U.S. House debate on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Fairbanks. At left is incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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North to a Brighter Future

We live in Alaska for many reasons. We have fellowship with the land and sea; we appreciate the…

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Opinion: Vote yes to retain Judge Zeman and all judges on your ballot

We are a diverse group of Alaskans who serve as members of the board for Alaskans for Fair…

A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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I was opposed to open primaries and ranked choice voting, but now I’m voting no on Ballot Measure 2

Here’s why

Opinion

Point of View: The election and Alaska oil politics

Alaska is facing multiple problems these days. State savings accounts are on the edge of empty. The university…

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Vote no on Ballot Measure 2

The League of Women Voters of the Kenai Peninsula urges you to vote no on Ballot measure 2.…

A banner at Homer City Hall identifies the building as a voting precinct. Early voting runs at city hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 4 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Early voting for Nov. 5 general election open in Kenai, Soldotna and Homer

Voters will cast ballots for U.S. president and U.S. representative, state House and Senate and decide on two…