Politics

Votes from Bethel Precinct 2 were incorrectly posted on the Alaska Division of Elections website when initially released. The division has corrected the results.

These initial election results reflect ballots cast at the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, in Bethel Precinct 1. They do not include all absentee and questioned ballots, and the results have not been certified by the Alaska Division of Elections.

These initial election results reflect ballots cast at the polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, in Bethel Precinct 2. They do not include all absentee and questioned ballots, and have not been certified by the Alaska Division of Elections.

All election precincts in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have reported their first results for the 2020 General Election. Initial results show Democratic incumbents leading with wide margins in state races.

Attempts to create a regional tribal government for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta appear to be picking up steam. The Calista regional corporation, working with consultants, now has a process in place for each of the 56 tribes in the region to signal their intent to vote on the creation of a regional government.

Police responded to the Bethel polls at the Cultural Center on Election Day, Nov. 3, for a call saying that the Bethel Elections Chair was displaying campaign material near the voting location. State law prohibits political campaign material within 200 ft. of a voting location. Bethel Police Chief Richard Simmons said that when officers arrived, the campaign material had been removed. 

 Updated 11 a.m. Nov. 4, 2020:

Most of the votes cast in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for the 2020 General Election remain uncounted as of the morning following Election Day.

Despite high winds and several inches of snow, Bethel voters made their way to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2020 election.