Peltola and Murkowski win in Alaska, defeat Trump-backed candidates

Peltola defeated Palin previously in August in a special election to fill the remainder of the late Republican Rep.

And Murkowski, a Republican who voted to impeach Trump in his second impeachment trial for inciting the Jan.

Peltola won by a wider margin in the general election than her special election back in August, defeating Palin by 54.9% to 45.1%.

Senate,” Murkowski said in a statement after the race was called in her favor. 

Peltola’s victory is also a blow to Palin, who attempted to stage a political comeback through the House race and Trump’s endorsement.