Tag: Kelly Tshibaka

Trump-Backed Alaska Senate Candidate Criticizes McConnell for Massive Spending Boost for GOP Opponent

Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump for the Alaska Senate race, has criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for her midterm defeat. “It is regrettable that Sen. Mitch McConnell spent millions of dollars in this race on deceptive ads to secure what he wanted—a Senate minority that he…


Murkowski Defeats Tshibaka in Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Senate Race

Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was declared the winner over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka as Alaska’s lengthy and complex ranked-choice election process reached an unofficial conclusion on Nov. 23. Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, overcame a post-Election Day deficit to defeat Tshibaka, who was endorsed by…


Murkowski Takes Lead Over Tshibaka in Alaska Senate Race

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, has claimed a slim lead over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, according to the updated results from the Alaska Division of Elections. On the morning of Nov. 18, with 95 percent of the ballots counted, Tshibaka was ahead…


Tshibaka, Murkowski Advance to Final Round of Ranked-Choice Tabulation in Alaska

Ten days after Election Day, Alaska voters know that the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in their state will remain in Republican hands, yet it remains unclear whether that person will be incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski or challenger Kelly Tshibaka. With 95 percent of the ballots counted, Tshibaka held a slim lead with 104,898…


Rep. Liz Cheney Concedes to Trump-backed Challenger Harriet Hageman; Alaska Primary Winners | NTD Good Morning

Republican Representative Liz Cheney loses her House seat. Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman doubles Cheney’s votes to win Wyoming’s House-at-Large Republican Primary. Alaska holds its primaries. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, and Sarah Palin all advance. A state appeals court rules a California church that defied safety regulations during the pandemic won’t have to pay…


Murkowski, Tshibaka Advance to Alaska’s General Election in November

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), her Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, and Democrat Patricia Chesbro will advance to the general election in November as the projected winners of Alaska’s ranked-choice primary on Aug. 16. With about 50 percent of the ballots counted, Murkowski has 43 percent and Tshibaka 42 percent, according to DecisionDeskHQ. Republican Buzz…


Lisa Murkowski Faces Close Challenge in Alaska Primary

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,…


Senate GOP Campaign Chief Says He Will Help Alaska’s Murkowski in Reelection Efforts Against Trump-Endorsed Challenger

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign arm, said on Sunday that he will support Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in her reelection efforts, despite former President Donald Trump endorsing her challenger Kelly Tshibaka in the 2022 Alaska Senate race. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press with host Chuck Todd, Scott said the committee is backing all incumbent senators. “You…


Murkowski’s Primary Challenger Hires 4 Trump Campaign Alumni

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has hired four former senior Trump campaign staffers as part of her Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, contracted National Public Affairs, a political consultancy run by Trump campaign alumni Bill Stepien, Justin Clark and Nick Trainer. Tim Murtaugh, who…


Sen. Lisa Murkowski to Face Potential Primary Challenge From State Official

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a noted critic of former President Donald Trump, will have at least one GOP primary challenger after Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced she will run for the state’s Senate seat in 2022. In a statement Monday, Tshibaka told news outlets that she’s running “for the Alaskans who believe government is of…