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Alaska Senate Race Between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola Still Counting Votes
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrat Mary Peltola has extended her lead over Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race, with Peltola holding 49.8% of the vote and nearly a four-point advantage as of Friday night.
- The election remains uncalled due to ongoing vote counting and Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, which will determine the winner if no candidate achieves an outright majority.
- This race is the only undecided Senate contest in a midterm cycle largely marked by Democratic victories.
- Sullivan’s campaign emphasizes the need to count every ballot before drawing conclusions, highlighting the impact of Alaska’s mail-in ballot policy and ranked-choice tabulation on the delay.
- Both candidates advanced from a nonpartisan primary in August and are competing alongside two other contenders in the general election.
