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How the Upper Susitna Valley's local precincts voted in statewide and district races

According to unofficial election results from the Alaska Division of Elections, the majority of Talkeetna residents voted in favor of Democrat Mary Peltola in the U.S. Senate Race

How the Upper Susitna Valley's local precincts voted in statewide and district races
Election day in Juneau, Alaska on Nov. 3, 2026. Alix Soliman/KTOO

Election ballots are still being counted, but data shows how locals voted in statewide and district races. 

According to unofficial election results from the Alaska Division of Elections, the majority of Talkeetna residents voted for Democrat Mary Peltola in the U.S. Senate Race, with over 60% of votes. Residents in the Trapper Creek precinct voted overwhelmingly for Republican Incumbent Dan S. Sullivan, with over 70% of votes. Both the Willow and Susitna precincts saw similar results with a clear lean towards Sullivan.

The data shows similar party-line voting for the U.S. Representative race. Talkeetna was the only precinct of the four to vote for nonpartisan candidate Bill Hill, with nearly 55% of the vote. Trapper Creek, Willow, and Susitna cast a majority of votes for Republican Nick Begich. 

In the gubernatorial race, over 60% of Talkeetna residents voted for Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Republican Bernadette Wilson received over 45% of votes from the Trapper Creek, Susitna, and Willow precincts.

For House District 30, Talkeetna residents backed local Democrat Sandra Loomis with 63% of votes, while Republican Kevin McCabe received a slim margin of first-choice votes in the Trapper Creek and Susitna Precincts. Republican Doug Massie received top votes from the Willow precinct. 

Talkeetna residents cast most of their votes for Democrat Peter Bauer in the Senate District O race. Trapper Creek voters favored Republican George Rauscher. And both the Susitna and Willow precincts gave a majority of their votes to local Republican Ryan Sheldon. 

The last cutoff for the state to receive mailed ballots is November 18th. Then, election officials can conduct the final ranked-choice tabulations and certify the results.

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