Haines and Klukwan residents voted with the rest of Alaska on three ballot measures in Tuesday’s general election, but diverged on who should assume the state’s top leadership positions.
Measures to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and protect the Bristol Bay fishery passed by landslides in Haines.
Residents in town, up the Haines Highway and in Klukwan supported U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, over Republican challenger Dan Sullivan, but Sullivan led the statewide vote…
