All three state House primary candidates will advance to general election

The Aug. 20 primary election for the state House district that covers Wrangell is a preview of the Nov. 5 general election.

All three primary election candidates to succeed Rep. Dan Ortiz in representing Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Wrangell in the House will advance to the November round under Alaska’s voting system that sends up to the top four primary finishers to the general election.

Competing for the seat are Jeremy Bynum, a Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly member and Ketchikan Public Utilities electric manager; Grant EchoHawk, also a member of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough assembly and a...