Democrat Mary Peltola tops Sarah Palin to win U.S. House special election in Alaska

Mary Peltola, a Democrat, speaks during a forum for U.S. House candidates on May 12 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Mark Thiessen/AP)

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Democrat Mary Peltola will represent Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after winning a special election that was determined by a ranked-choice voting tabulation on Wednesday.

In the final round of the count, Peltola, a former state lawmaker, edged Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, by 3 percentage points.

This is how the candidates finished after initial voting: