Locals buck state trend on oil vote

In Tuesday’s primary election, Chilkat Valley voters overwhelmingly supported repealing the state’s oil tax structure, diverging from voters statewide who prevailed by supporting the status quo.

In Haines, 67.3 percent of voters backed repeal of the tax structure approved by the Alaska Legislature last year. Highway voters also supported the repeal (72.7 percent), as did Klukwan voters (58.8 percent).

Unofficial results from the Division of Elections show 52.22 percent of Alaska voters rejecting a citizen-led…