A contentious electoral battle pitting four-term incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) against Donald Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka will go to Alaska’s voters in the Aug. 16 primary.
Voting in the ranked-choice election will take place in person throughout America’s Last Frontier.
The primary ballot has seven Republicans, three Democrats, five Independents, two Alaska Independent Party candidates, and one Libertarian.
The top four vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 8 general election.
In July, data analyst Morning Consult reported that 46 percent of Alaska voters approved of Murkowski’s job performance.
Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters in Anchorage, Alaska, in September 2019. (Mark Thiessen/AP)
How that stacks up against Trump-endorsed Tshibaka’s growing popularity with conservative Alaska voters, however, remains to be seen….