For those goat entrails enthusiasts, there was apparently a small surprise up in red Alaska a couple of weeks ago:
Election Day 2025 is over in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, and City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs conceded the race for his position to challenger Mindy O’Neall on Tuesday night.
Preliminary results have come in from all 32 of the precincts across the area, showing O’Neall with a current 280-vote lead over Pruhs.
Calling the race “over,” Pruhs said, “I ran a good race. So did Mindy. She had a lot of state Democratic Party backing. We had a low voter turnout, so it’s a perfect storm for her to take the seat.” [Alaska’s News Source]
It’s not clear that Fairbanks’ mayors emphasize their party allegiances, but, in red Alaska, taking the city of Fairbanks should boost local Democrats.
