Independent Alaska Native fisher takes on Republican Begich for Alaska's lone House seat
Cook Political Report shifts race to “leans Republican” as national Democrats back first-time candidate Bill Hill
Bill Hill, an Alaska Native commercial fisher running as an independent, has emerged as a challenger to Republican congressman Nick Begich for Alaska's lone House seat, with the non-partisan Cook Political Report shifting the race from “likely Republican” to “leans Republican” days before the 3 November election.