Nancy Dahlstrom, the Republican who came in third in the congressional race in Alaska in the jungle primary, pulled out of the race on Friday morning.
She said Rep. Mary Peltola must be replaced and “At this time, the best thing I can do to see that goal realized is to withdraw my name from the general election ballot and end my campaign,” she said. She thanked her supporters and said she was committed to continuing to fight for the conservative cause
By leaving the race, Dahlstrom, who got 20,000 votes in the primary, helps salvage her own political future and that of the governor, who had backed her.
This leaves Nick Begich a more clear path to beat Peltola in the general election on Nov. 5, which is just 74 days away.
The grassroots Republicans across the state had been applying enormous pressure on her since she had earlier announced that she would advance to the general election ballot.
Joel Borgquist, chair of the political action committee Keep It Alaska, said the “Donors were excited to hear this and to have one candidate they can throw their support behind and beat Peltola.”
