Peltola expands lead over Sullivan in Alaska Senate contest
Peltola’s margin grew to 2,517 votes as thousands of absentee and questioned ballots remain uncounted, keeping ranked-choice tabulation in play.
- On Monday, Democrat Mary Peltola widened her lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan to 2,517 votes in Alaska's U.S. Senate race. The Alaska Division of Elections reported Peltola holds 106,321 votes, or 48.6%, against Sullivan's 103,804 votes, or 47.5%.
- With neither candidate securing more than 50% of the vote, Alaska's ranked choice system requires redistributing ballots from third- and fourth-place candidates Gerald Heikes and Dan J. Sullivan. The counting process continues until one candidate surpasses the 50% threshold to win.
- Peltola's campaign manager Cheryl Bruce cheered the latest results Monday, writing that voters are "fed up with high costs and corruption." She noted Peltola won the recent batch by a margin of 68-30, reinforcing the campaign's confidence in victory.
- Beyond the Senate contest, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins maintains a substantial lead over Republican Bernadette Wilson in the governor's race. Incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich III holds 49.1% of first-choice votes in the House race, leading independent Bill Hill.
- Elections officials expect to release more absentee and early ballots on Tuesday, building on the statewide tally of more than 220,000. A final winner may not be known until November 18, with official certification of the election results expected by November 25.
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Mary Peltola Expands Lead in Alaska Senate Race
“Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) has expanded her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in her state’s competitive Senate contest,” The Hill reports. “The latest batch of votes to be counted reported Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes which extended her lead of 637 from last week.”
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Peltola extends lead over Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as ballot-counting continues
As of 4 p.m., she led Sullivan by 2,517 votes out of 219,342 cast. Republican candidate Gerald Heikes and independent Dan J. Sullivan were a distant third and fourth, respectively.
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