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Peltola adds to lead over Sullivan after large batch of ballots drop, but Alaska’s Senate race is still tight
Anchorage Daily News • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrat Mary Peltola has extended her lead over Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race, with Peltola now leading by 4,250 first-choice votes after the latest election update.
- The total ballots counted have surpassed 245,000, with tens of thousands of early and absentee ballots still to be counted; the final winner may not be known until November 18, with certification expected on November 25.
- Peltola holds 49% of the vote compared to Sullivan’s 47.2%, while two other candidates, Gerald Heikes and Dan J. Sullivan, hold smaller shares that could influence the outcome through Alaska’s ranked choice voting system.
- If no candidate surpasses 50% of first-choice votes by November 18, the ranked choice system will redistribute votes from the lowest-ranked candidates to determine the winner between Peltola and Sullivan.
