‘Caution flag’: Democrats overperform in special elections, but November’s still anyone’s game

Published September 2, 2022 12:00am ET



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Mary Peltola’s win in Alaska’s special election on Wednesday appears to bolster what election analysts have suspected for weeks — Democrats’ political fortunes are improving in what was expected to be a red wave election year.

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