Alaskan political scion hopes to hold onto state's single House seat
Nicholas Begich III faces a major insurgency from independent candidate Bill Hill in Alaska's ranked choice voting congressional primary race.
TL;DR
- Nicholas Begich III and Bill Hill are advancing to the general election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.
- Begich won the primary with 47.9% of the vote, while Hill received 29.5%.
- Bill Hill is an independent candidate, a lifetime commercial fisherman, and a member of the Dena’ina Athabascan native Alaskan people.
- Hill's platform includes support for the Second Amendment, tax cuts, and police, alongside support for abortion rights and higher taxes on billionaires.
- Begich's priorities include unlocking oil and gas resources, cutting costs, creating jobs, protecting native communities, and securing the border.
- Other candidates also participated in the crowded open primary.