Early and absentee voting is still strong in Alaska, as it is around the country. Over 62,000 Alaskans have voted, a 12.6% turnout, with seven days to go until the Nov. 5 election deadline.
By tomorrow, the early and absentee in person votes will exceed the early vote total for 2022.
Early vote ballots cast through Friday: 35,117
Absentee by mail ballots retuned: 27,328
Combined: 62,545
Total absentee ballot requests (deadline was Saturday): 71,897
This is the second-highest absentee by mail ballot request year ever, the top year being 2020, the year Covid scared people away from in-person voting.
In 2016, a more normal year for comparison, 31,499 Alaskans applied for an absentee ballot.
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Suzanne Downing founded Must Read Alaska and served as its editor for many years. Her prolific writing spans nearly every topic meaningful to Alaskans. Before founding Must Read Alaska, she served as editor of the Juneau Empire and as a speechwriter for Governor Sean Parnell.
