Three votes separate candidates in Arctic House race

Dean Westlake is challenging Barrow Rep. Bennie Nageak in the Democratic primary; in 2014, Westlake lost the race by 131 votes. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
Only three votes now separate two northern Alaska House candidates.
Dean Westlake of Kotzebue has 780 votes, ahead of 777 votes for incumbent Rep. Ben Nageak, who’s from Barrow.
Alaska’s Division of Elections is still counting votes from House District 40, which stretches from Kotzebue to Kaktovik.
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