Nearly 70 candidates filed on deadline for Alaska’s August primary ballot

A sample ballot from the 2022 special election. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media)
Dozens of candidates officially kicked off their campaigns for governor, U.S. Congress and the state Legislature on Monday.
A spokesperson for the Division of Elections, Stephen Kirch, said by email that “nearly 70” filings came in on Monday alone, which was the last day to register a campaign ahead of the August primary. Elections officials were still sifting through them on Tuesday, Kirch said.
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