After voting on Aug. 21, the results of the Alaska primary election have started to come in. Unofficial election results have been posted online at the Alaska Division of Elections’ website. According to the election results, it was a low turnout for the primary, with only 18.2 percent of Alaska’s voting public casting ballots.

There were seven candidates running for the position of U.S. Representative this year, three Republicans and four Democrats.

Alysa Galvin took 19,735 votes, or 54.09 percent, securing the Democratic nomination for the office.

On the Republican side, longtime in...