Peltola extends lead after new Alaska Senate ballots count
State election officials reported a 5,800-vote lead for Peltola amid her pursuit of the 50% threshold required to avoid a ranked-choice runoff.
- On Thursday, the Alaska Division of Elections tallied additional ballots, widening former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan to 10,412 votes in the closely watched Senate race.
- Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins secured the gubernatorial race Friday after the Associated Press called the contest in his favor, ending two decades of Republican control of Alaska's executive branch.
- With 96% of ballots estimated counted, Alaska officials set November 25 for certification as Peltola requires roughly 56% of an estimated 35,000 remaining votes to avoid ranked-choice tabulation.
- President Donald Trump continues calling the election "rigged," demanding votes for Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, be transferred to the incumbent, while U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman investigates the recruitment.
- Governor-Elect Kreiss-Tomkins has begun transition planning for his December 7 swearing-in, as Alaska officials maintain November 18 as the final ballot-counting deadline to determine if the Senate race requires ranked-choice tabulation.
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Mary Peltola Widens Lead to 10,412 Votes in Alaska U.S. Senate Race, Campaign Says Victory Is Near
Native Vote 2026 Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (Yup’ik) has widened her lead over Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan to 10,412 votes in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race, prompting her campaign to declare that her victory is all but certain. With 49.84% of the total vote, Peltola, a Democrat and lifelong Alaskan, is approaching […]
Peltola Widens Leads in Alaska Senate Race
“Former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola widened her lead again Friday, though she still has less than 50% of first-choice votes,” Alaska Public Media reports. “If that remains so, the race will likely be decided by ranked choice tabulation.”
More Dan J. Sullivan voters rank Peltola over Sen. Sullivan, preliminary data shows
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans who ranked challenger Dan J. Sullivan as their firstchoice candidate in the U.S. Senate race were more likely to select the leading Democrat as their second preference over the Republican incumbent, who is also named Dan…
Peltola's Finnish surname comes from her late husband.
More Dan J. Sullivan voters rank Peltola over Sen. Sullivan: preliminary data
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans who ranked challenger Dan J. Sullivan as their first-choice candidate in the U.S. Senate race were more likely to select the leading Democrat as their second preference over the Republican incumbent, who is also named Dan…
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