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Peltola and JKT strengthen leads in latest Alaska election results
Alaska Public Media • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrat Mary Peltola has extended her lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, now holding 49% to Sullivan's 47.2%, with over 24,000 votes still being counted.
- In the gubernatorial race, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads with 49.9% of first-choice votes in a four-way contest; surpassing 50% after final counts could secure him an outright win without ranked choice tabulation.
- Incumbent Republican Nick Begich maintains a lead in the U.S. House race with 48.9%, ahead of independent Bill Hill at 41%, while Democrat Eric Hafner, currently incarcerated, holds 7.5%.
- Ballot Measure 2, aiming to repeal ranked choice voting and other 2020 election reforms, is failing with 53% voting "No" and 47% "Yes."
- The presence of a similarly named candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., has complicated the Senate race, with his votes potentially influencing ranked choice outcomes; President Trump’s claim that Sen. Sullivan has already won contradicts Alaska’s ranked choice voting rules.
