Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski clinched reelection Wednesday, repelling a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump less than two years after Murkowski voted for conviction in Trump's impeachment trial.
The Nov. 8 race was the first general election held under Alaska's new ranked-choice-voting scheme. Murkowski beat fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, 53.7 percent to 46.3 percent, after the second-choice votes from supporters of the third- and fourth-place candidates were reallocated in Wednesday's tabulation.
Murkowski drew Trump's ire repeatedly during and after his four years as president, with her February 2021 vote to convict Trump as the capstone. Though Murkowski joined six other Republican senators in voting for Trump's conviction, she was the only one on the ballot this year.
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