Challenger Nick Begich III has built a lead in the race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat, according to early results on election night.

Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber. Alaska’s marquee House race featuring Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Nick Begich was too early to call after initial vote totals were released Tuesday night.

Alaska’s U.S. House election remained too close to call in preliminary results released Tuesday evening by the Alaska Division of Elections. With 176 of 403 precincts reporting results at 9 p.m., Republican candidate Nick Begich led Democratic incumbent Rep.