Family Of Sarah Palin’s Ex-Husband Host Party For House Race Opponent Nick Begich

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is attempting a political comeback by running for the Alaska Hosue seat recently vacated by the late Rep. Don Young, and unfortunately, she doesn’t seem to have the support of her former in-laws.

It was recently revealed that Jim and Faye Palin, the parents of Todd Palin, hosted an election-night party in support of her Republican opponent Nick Begich at their home for over 100 people. It wasn’t reported if Todd was at the party, but he certainly had an invite.

After polls closed in the special general election on Tuesday, Palin had a three-point lead on Begich. They were both slightly outperformed by Mary Peltola, a Democrat who so far has 38% of votes in the Alaska At-large District special general election, not enough to take a majority

While counting votes will wrap up by the end of this month, it is predicted no majority will be called and the election will have to repeat in November for the top four finishers. So far it will be between Peltola, Palin and Begich, with a fourth candidate still undetermined because other candidates haven’t gotten a qualifying number of votes.

There is both a special election to figure out who will serve a brief period in office until January 2023, and then our candidates will have to be running yet again for a full term in November.

Sarah and Todd eloped in 1988 and share five children and seven grandchildren together.

Todd filed for divorce in late 2019, citing “incompatibility of temperament” and it was finalized in March 2020.