Mary Peltola, Alaska Native, secures full term in US Congress

Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin to become the first Alaska Native

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It is elected to the House of Representatives for a full two-year term

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Rank preference election results declared on Wednesday

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Peltola is nearly 10 points ahead of Palin.

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Peltola took only 55% of the vote.

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Peltola will be sworn in on January 3

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She is also the first woman to represent Alaska in Congress.

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CNN predicted that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski would win re-election.

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