Sullivan, Peltola Set to Meet in Televised Debate in High-Stakes Alaska US Senate Race
Recent polls and prediction markets give Peltola a stronger edge, with one survey showing her ahead 50% to 43% and traders pricing her at 74%.
- Democrat Mary Peltola is widening her lead over Republican Senator Dan Sullivan ahead of their Thursday debate in Alaska, as Democrats seek to flip the Senate seat.
- President Donald Trump traveled to Alaska on Tuesday to rally support for Sullivan, seeking to defend Republicans' 53-47 Senate majority amid the competitive race.
- An InsiderAdvantage survey shows Peltola leading Sullivan by 6 points, while prediction markets give Peltola a 74 percent chance of victory, up from 64 percent in mid-September.
- Sullivan attempted to link Peltola to "Lower 48 liberals" opposing energy development, though she disputed this, citing her bipartisan work on the Willow oil project with Sullivan.
- Thursday's debate airs at 7 p.m. local time, with Lucas Kohorst of Adjacent Markets noting traders are "far more confident in Peltola than the polls are.
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Sullivan, Peltola set to meet in televised debate in high-stakes Alask
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The two major candidates in Alaska’s competitive U.S. Senate race are set to debate before a statewide audience Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump visited the state to help rally support for
Sullivan, Peltola set to meet in televised debate in high-stakes Alaska US Senate race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The two major candidates in Alaska's competitive U.S. Senate race are set to debate before a statewide audience Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump visited the state to help rally support for two-term Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
US Midterms 2026: Mary Peltola Maintains Narrow Polling Lead Over Incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan In High-Stakes Alaska Senate Race
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