Wrangell sets record for early voting turnout

Wrangell voters have walked into City Hall in record numbers to cast early ballots for the Nov. 5 statewide election.

As of the end of the day Friday, Oct. 25, 147 people had cast ballots, said Sara Whittlesey-Merritt, who manages voting in town for the state Division of Elections.

“It’s been a record for Wrangell,” said Whittlesey-Merritt, who has been working elections in the community for 30 years.

The early voting numbers equal more than 20% of the town’s total turnout in the statewide elections of both 2020 and 2022.

Wrangell is not alone in the heavy early-voter turnout. Statewide, Alask...