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Peltola grows lead in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race after thousands more ballots are counted
Anchorage Daily News • • nation
Key Points:
- Democrat Mary Peltola has expanded her lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, with 49.8% of first-choice votes counted compared to Sullivan’s 46.1%.
- Absentee ballots, which tend to favor Peltola, are still being counted through Wednesday, and if she surpasses 50% of first-choice votes, she will win outright, avoiding ranked choice tabulation.
- If no candidate crosses the 50% threshold, the ranked choice system will consider second-choice votes from other candidates, with preliminary data suggesting Peltola is likely to prevail.
- In Alaska’s U.S. House race, Republican incumbent Nick Begich leads with 47.8% of first-choice votes, ahead of independent Bill Hill at 41.7%, and is projected to win after ranked choice tabulation.
- The Alaska Senate race is the last in the nation to be called and could result in a Democratic pickup in a seat previously held by a Republican amid broader GOP discontent.
