Peltola defeated Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Libertarian Chris Bye in the Nov. 8 election. Results of the ranked choice election were announced Wednesday. Palin and Begich also were candidates in the special election.
Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating a fellow Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Murkowski beat Kelly Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election.
Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats' stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections. But the recriminations obscure a much deeper dilemma for the party.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a renowned conservative firebrand, is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge by a Democratic businessman.
With all but a handful of races decided, next year's Congress will be one of the most evenly divided in the country's history. Legislative leaders will wrangle with fragile coalitions within and across parties, complicating even basic functions. But first, leaders will need to convince their colleagues to put them in charge. Lisa Desjardins reports.