Former Alaska Governor and 2008 GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin fell to Democrat Mary Peltola in the at-large Alaska special election, which marked the first full usage of the state’s new Ranked Choice Voting system.

When resigned Oregon state House Speaker Tina Kotek comfortably won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in May, she, like most other political observers, believed an easy general election win was on the political horizon in her quest to succeed term-limited Democratic Governor Kate Brown.

It has become commonplace in modern day campaigning to see surprising polls particularly as political prime time begins reaching its apex. Often, the survey reports are anomalies, but sometimes they suggest a true upset brewing.

Check out these political snippets on primary results, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.

Check out these political snippets on primary results, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.

Check out these political snippets on primary results, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.

There have been 11 specials election held during the current session of Congress, and potentially five more remain. Of the 16 House vacancies created since the beginning of this 117th Congress, a half-dozen of which occurring because the incumbent member passed away.

Democratic spin masters and sympathetic analysts are claiming that the abortion issue made Tuesday’s MN-1 special election result closer than it should have been, but such statements suggest they have not studied the region’s past congressional voting trends.

The University of Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center conducted a poll of Tuesday’s Republican congressional primary (7/25-8/6; 562 WY-AL likely Republican primary voters; live interview) and sees GOP attorney Harriet Hageman leading US Rep. Liz Cheney* (R-Wilson/Jackson) by a whopping 57-28% count as the candidates wrap up their final campaign activities during the weekend.

Check out these political snippets on primary results, congressional and gubernatorial races from across the country.