Tuesday’s primary election didn’t eliminate any Southeast candidates for state House or Senate.
But the results show incumbents polling stronger than their challengers in two of the region’s three competitive races.
One is Juneau’s House District 34, which includes the Mendenhall Valley and neighborhoods to the north.
Incumbent Republican Cathy Muñoz got 832 votes on the GOP ballot. Her Democratic challenger, Justin Parish, won 722 on his party’s ballot.
The other is House District 35, which includes Sitka, Petersburg, Hoonah, Pelican, Angoon and Kake.
Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won 648 votes on his party’s ballot. Republican Challenger Sheila Finkenbinder got 627 votes from her party’s members. Both candidates live in Sitka.
The third competitive race is House District 36, which includes Ketchikan, Wrangell and southern Prince of Wales Island. But the primary election gives no indication of how the candidates stand up against each other.
Incumbent Dan Ortiz (or-TEZ) wasn’t on the ballot, because he’s an independent, with no party primary. Constitution Party candidate Kenneth Shaw wasn’t on a primary ballot either.
Republican challenger Bob Sivertsen (SEE-vert-sen) won all 859 primary votes. All three candidates live in Ketchikan.
The real battle comes Nov. 8th, when candidates face off on the same ballot during the general election.
