KAWASAKI JUMPS AHEAD OF SEN. PETE KELLY
Early voting and questioned ballots counted today by the Division of Elections broke for the Democrats in two closely watched races in Fairbanks.
SENATE SEAT A:
Scott Kawasaki picked up 292 votes to Kelly’s 129 votes. He now has an advantage of 152 votes.
HOUSE DISTRICT 1:
In the House District 1 race, Kathryn Dodge picked up 169 early and questioned ballots to Republican Bart LeBon’s 80 votes.
TOTALS
SENATE: Kawasaki pulled ahead of Kelly by 152 votes.
HOUSE DISTRICT 1: Dodge is ahead of LeBon now by 10 votes for the House District 1 seat being vacated by Kawasaki.
ABSENTEES YET TO BE COUNTED
The number of absentees that have arrived as of Nov. 10, 2018:
217 full count absentee ballots have been logged for District 1.
123 full count absentee ballots have been logged for District 2.
That’s 310 absentee ballots logged in as of Nov. 10, and more will come in this week. Today’s mail has not been processed by the Division of Elections.
