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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker suspends re-election campaign just weeks before midterm elections

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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker suspends re-election campaign just weeks before midterm elections

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker announced Friday he was suspending his campaign for re-election, just weeks before the November midterm elections.

The Republican-turned-independent dropped his re-election bid three days after Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigned for “inappropriate comments” he made to a woman.

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