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Dan Sullivan Gets Bad News From One Of Alaska’s Reddest Regions
Newsweek • • general
Key Points:
- Republican Senator Dan Sullivan narrowed the gap with Democrat Mary Peltola in the Alaska Senate race after 5,578 additional votes were reported, but his gains were smaller than expected in the conservative Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) borough.
- Mat-Su, known as one of Alaska’s most Republican regions, delivered fewer votes to Sullivan than anticipated, raising doubts about his path to victory according to data analyst Zachary Donnini.
- With 86% of votes counted, Peltola maintains a lead of 48.9% to Sullivan’s 47.3%, with her campaign highlighting strong performances in traditionally conservative areas as evidence Sullivan’s support is waning.
- Peltola’s team emphasized that outstanding early and absentee ballots from Anchorage and rural Alaska are expected to favor her, reinforcing their confidence in her eventual win.
- The race remains close and contentious, with ongoing vote counts and a disputed candidacy of a third candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., still influencing the final outcome.
