At least 798 Chilkat Valley residents cast ballots, according to counts released by the state’s Division of Elections. But that total does not include the hundreds of early and absentee in-person ballots cast in the borough. 

Borough staff said 501 people voted early before election day on Nov. 5.

On Tuesday, the Division of Elections added more than 38,000 votes to the state’s electoral count, but there are still remaining uncounted ballots. 

Additional absentee ballots…

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