The special election was necessitated by the resignation of former Mayor Charlie Pierce
Mailing a borough to every box holder in the Kenai Peninsula Borough costs about $30,000 each regular election
Fenumiai made the decision to retire in September, a division spokesperson said
The outcomes of local races for state office remain unchanged
The special election is slated for Feb. 14
The tabulation process was streamed live by KTOO
As of 5:50 p.m. on Friday, Murkowski was leading Tshibaka by fewer than 1,000 votes
The Alaska Division of Elections updated results with newly counted absentee, early and question ballots
Thousands of absentee ballots have not yet been counted
Bjorkman leads Babcock; Ruffridge on track to edge out Gillham
The Republican incumbent had clinched about 51.7% of the roughly 200,000 votes counted as of about 10:50 p.m.
If results hold, incumbents could win on first round of ranked-choice voting.
Residents throughout Kenai and Soldotna ventured into snowy conditions to make their voices heard
Last day to vote is Tuesday
Candidates for Legislature report financial support ahead of Tuesday
Incumbent Gary Stevens and challengers Heath Smith and Walter Jones are all running for the seat
Federal and state races and constitutional convention question are all on the ballot