2024 General Election: Unofficial results are in

In the late hours after polls closed across the state of Alaska, the Division of Elections (DOE) has released unofficial results.

In the presidential race, 55.6% of voters selected former President Donald J. Trump as their first choice candidate. In District 39, encompassing much of the Nome region, that percentage was just 39%. Vice President Kamala Harris earned 50% of the local vote, although that is a decline from the 60% tally President Joe Biden amassed in District 39 in 2020. 

The race for the open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives remains tight, with Republican challenger Nick Begich sitting at 49.66% of the statewide first-choice vote. Locally, incumbent Representative Mary S. Peltola has earned about 65% of the vote. 

Since Begich has not earned at least 50% of the statewide first-choice vote, the race for the house seat will likely remain contested until ranked choice votes can be tabulated. Those results will be available by November 15.

On the state level, Senator Donny Olson ran unopposed and will retain his seat after earning 97% of the vote for District T. 

For the State House of Representatives, incumbent Democrat Neal Foster is on pace to retain his seat. The co-chair of the House Finance Committee currently holds 58.15% of the vote in his repeat-race against Tyler Ivanoff. 

Ballot Measure 1 looks set to pass with 56.51% of the votes being in favor of the measure. It seeks to increase the state minimum wage from $11.73 to $15 an hour by 2027 and allowing workers to earn sick leave 

Ballot Measure 2 remains close, with only 4,000 votes separating the two choices. With a successful "yes" vote, the state would return to its former election system before ranked choice voting was introduced in 2020.

Unofficial election results in Alaska are preliminary counts released on election night, while official results are the final, certified counts that include all absentee, early, and questioned ballots.