Turnagain Arm voters rode the ‘blue wave’ that swept many places across the country. (Stock Photo)
By Soren Wuerth
TNews Editor
If Girdwood voters had their preference for a key U.S. Senate race, Mary Peltola would be on her way to Washington.
Though Peltola and incumbent Dan Sullivan are locked in a tight race that could take days or weeks to resolve, Turnagain Arm voters made clear Tuesday they are comfortably surfing a blue wave that swept the state and nation.
A majority of Girdwoodians, Indian and Hope residents chose Bill Hill over Nick Begich to represent Alaska for its lone U.S. House seat and picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor over three Republican contenders.
The voting area inside the Girdwood Community Room late on Election Day, Tuesday. (Photo by Soren Wuerth)
In State races for candidates representing south Anchorage, Girdwood, Bird and Indian, nonpartisan incumbent Ky Holland led Republican John Boyle 53% to 46%. Republican incumbent Cathy Giessel secured another term, handily defeating challengers Gretchen Stoddard and Jason White
Girdwood voted overwhelmingly for Holland, who received 81% of the community's vote, while favoring Giessel, who drew 78 % and 61% of those community's votes, respectively.
About 40% of Girdwood's 1,896 registered voters filled out voting cards. In Indian, 131 people voted out of 309 registered votes. And in Whittier, just 73 voted of 239 who are registered to vote there.
Hospitality at the Girdwood Community Room on Election Day came in a way of Bake Sale to help 7th and 8th grade students. (Photo by Soren Wuerth)
In Hope, 80 of 178 voters turned out to mostly support Democrats, with the community favoring Peltola, Hill and Kreiss-Tomkins.
Turnagain Arm area voters also:
favored Nonpartisan Bill Hill, who is running against incumbent Republican Nick Begich to represent the state in a tight race for U.S. House.
voted against Ballot Measure 2 which attempted to repeal rank choice voting, campaign finance reporting and other election laws. The measure was failing as well in the statewide vote.
joined the rest of the state in passing a ballot initiative affirming existing voter qualification law.
The entry area to the election room at the Community Room on Election Day in Girdwood. (Photo by Soren Wuerth)
