Alaska House Race: Begich Leads Early Count
Counting is under way for the US House of Representatives midterm election in Alaska. Republican Nick Begich III is currently leading with nearly half of the votes counted. Independent Bill Hill trails and needs a large share of the remaining votes.
Context
Context: All 435 US House seats are up for vote in every midterm, held two years into a president's term. Alaska has one House seat, so the winner takes the single seat, and final results can take time to count.
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