Moses lags district-wide, wins Unalaska

Monday, August 21 2006

Unalaska, AK – Incumbent Rep. Carl Moses of Unalaska swept polls in Unalaska in this year's Democratic primary, but lagged behind challenger Bryce Edgmon district-wide as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.

With two districts reporting official numbers to the state Division of Elections for House District 37, Edgmon led Moses with 52.89 percent of the vote. The two largest precincts in the district, Dillingham and Unalaska, both overwhelmingly supported their local candidates in the Democratic primaries. Edgmon swept Dillingham with 273 votes to Moses's 56, and Moses won Unalaska 229-47.

A competitive race apparently helped both districts outdo previous turnouts. 46.44 percent of registered voters turned out in Dillingham, up from 13.71 percent in the 2004 primaries. 25.68 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Unalaska, up from 13.71 percent.

[Correction, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Edgmon's vote total for Dillingham was intially reported incorrectly as 450. It was actually 273.]



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