Trump-backed Tshibaka projected to defeat 20-year incumbent Sen. Murkowski, election forecaster says
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is now an underdog in her bid for reelection, trailing Trump-backed challenger Kelly C. Tshibaka, who has a 53% chance to win next month.
Tshibaka, a Trump-backed Republican challenger who previously served as a commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, is currently locked in a tight battle with Murkowski after the incumbent senator generated controversy by supporting the impeachment of former President Trump. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
Alaska's 2022 race is unique thanks to a 2020 ballot measure in which voters approved ranked-choice voting in the state's elections, meaning both Tshibaka and Murkowski will appear on the ballot despite being members of the same party. The two emerged as the top two candidates in the state's nonpartisan blanket primary in August, and will face off with Democratic candidate Patricia Chesbro in November's general election.