Murkowski beats Trump-backed opponent in Alaska's Senate race

State of play: Election officials on Wednesday announced the results of the state's new ranked-choice voting system.

• For races in which no candidate earns 50% of the vote, the candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated.
• When a candidate is eliminated, their votes are reallocated to voters' second choice, per the state's division of elections.

The big picture: Murkowski, a moderate Senate Republican, held off an intra-party challenge from Tshibaka, who earned Trump's endorsement, and is the former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration.

• Trump had vowed to unseat Murkowski, who was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
• Murkowski earned the support of the Senate GOP's campaign arm and the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC run by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R).

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