The outcome of Alaska's special election might determine Sarah Palin's political future.

After a protracted absence, the former governor returned to run for the state's lone House seat with Trump's support. Image source As the right-wing firebrand, who first gained notoriety as a vice presidential candidate more than ten years ago, begged Alaskans to elect her to Congress on Tuesday, Sarah Palin's political future hung in the balance. The special election to fill the vacant Republican representative Don Young's seat in the US House ended on Tuesday night. As Alaskans are adopting a ranked voting system for the first time, the outcome of Palin's bid to return to political office could not be known for several days. Nick Begich III, a tech millionaire supported by the Alaska Republican party, and Mary Peltola, a former state lawmaker and Democrat, are Palin's rivals. The victor will complete Young's term before running in a subsequent election in November. Young was elected to the position for the first time in 1973 and held the state's lone ...