Former Alaska governor and 2008 U.S. vice president candidate Sarah Palin is leading in votes in the state’s special primary for the House seat previously held by longtime Congressman Don Young(R), who passed away at 88 earlier this year. Palin is currently leading Nick Begich IIIby a little over 10 points, with the candidates drawing in 29.8% and 19.3% respectively. Begich is the grandson of former Alaska Rep. Nick Begich (D), who was in office when he presumably passed away in a plane crash in 1972. His disappearance led to Young’s election. In Alaska, all candidates of all parties run on th…