Elections 2024

Mary Peltola is still in office for one more week, though without the trappings. "Politics is about timing and luck," she said.

Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher defended Alaska's election as secure, trustworthy, and fair, despite some glitches.

The Alaska Republican Party requested the recount, which is being performed at the state’s expense because of the close final margin.

With strong support from many lower Kuskokwim villages, Jimmie beat out incumbent Bethel Democrat Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick by just 58 votes.

All but two of the precincts in the lower Kuskokwim (22 out of 24) have reported initial elections results to the Alaska Division of Elections, and newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie has increased her lead in the race to represent House District 38. But it isn’t a win yet.

The five areas of focus will be the Bethel Census Area, Dillingham Census Area, Kusilvak Census Area, North Slope Borough, and Northwest Arctic Borough – almost the entirety of the Northern and Western reaches of the state, with the exception of the Nome Census Area.

Polls throughout the state will open on Election Day, Nov. 5, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A record number of voters in Alaska have already cast their early ballots in this year’s general election.

Willy Keppel, a Veterans of Alaska Party candidate from Quinhagak, sat down with KYUK to talk about why he wants to represent the lower Kuskokwim, and what he sees as some of the most pressing issues facing the district in the coming years.

Nellie Jimmie was the top House District 38 candidate in the primary election, securing 44% of the vote. She has declined to do a standalone interview with KYUK before the general election. KYUK has compiled some of Jimmie’s answers to questions posed during KYUK’s 2024 HD38 Candidate Forum on Oct. 24.

Rural and Indigenous Outreach specialists with the nonprofit Mobilization Center sat down with KYUK on Oct. 30 to talk about their efforts to encourage voting in Bethel and throughout the state.