Senate Tracker: A Close Race In Alaska

Published September 3, 2014 at 1:25 PM CDT

In Alaska, Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Begich is facing a challenge from Republican Dan Sullivan, a former state attorney general under then-Governor Sarah Palin. Liz Ruskin has been covering the race for Alaska Public Media and joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to discuss.

See more in our Senate Tracker series
Related: District Profiles series on congressional races

Guest

Liz Ruskin, reporter for Alaska Public Media. She tweets @lruskin.

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