Biden wins Alaska primary
By Tal Axelrod and Lauren Vella - 04/11/20 10:50 PM EDT
Former Vice President Joe Biden won Alaska's primary after votes were tallied in a contest conducted entirely by mail because of the coronavirus.
The results of the primary were released by the Alaska Democratic Party at around 10:00 p.m., EST.
According to the statement from the party obtained by The Hill, the former vice president bested Sanders, garnering 55.3 percent support — 10,834 votes — and grabbing up nine delegates. Sanders came up behind him with 44.7 percent support — 8,755 votes — and snagged eight delegates after the final tally.
Votes had to be received by Friday to be counted. Alaska’s primary will allocate 15 pledged delegates and four unpledged delegates. The primary had been scheduled for April 4, but in-person voting was cancelled and it was switched to an all-mail contest because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The results come as Alaska saw a massive spike in ballots cast during its Democratic nominating contest this year. Alaska Democrats announced earlier Saturday that the
number of ballots they received by the mail-in cutoff point was nearly double the amount of people who caucused in 2016. more
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491998-joe-biden-takes-alaska-primary
