JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the race for governor in Alaska (all times local):
3:50 p.m.
Former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is refusing to bow to calls from some fellow Democrats that he end his run for governor.
He announced Tuesday that he’s in the race to win.
Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to have their names removed from the general election ballot.
Some Democrats and independents have worried that Begich and independent Gov. Bill Walker could split the vote, giving the race to Republicans. Former state Sen. Mike Dunleavy is the Republican nominee.
A former Democratic party chairman, Don Gray, had circulated a petition, urging Begich to withdraw. Jay Parmley, executive director of the state Democratic party, has called the petition a stunt.
