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Democrat Mary Peltola wins Alaska House special election
FILE - Mary Peltola, photographed at the Resource Industry Trade Organizations Host Congressional Candidate Forum. (Ash Adams for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor.Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to hold the seat.