Sarah Palin , the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, lost her bid for a political comeback Wednesday, falling in the election to fill the remainder of the late Congressman Don Youngs term.

Palin was in a three-way runoff with fellow Republican Nick Begich, grandson of a former holder of the seat and nephew of former Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, as well as Democrat Mary Peltola, the surprise winner.

But a rematch is in the offing, as Palin, Begich and Peltola were also on the ballot in the separate primary vote and qualified for the final November vote for a full term as the states sole representative in the U.S. House beginning in January 2023.

The election Palin lost was to fill out the few remaining months until the new 118th Congress is seated in January and was made necessary by the death in March of Young, the Republican who had represented the state since 1973.