Alaska Continues Counting U.S. Senate Ballots Ahead of Looming Deadline
Mary Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 votes as officials count thousands of absentee and early ballots under Alaska’s ranked-choice system.
- As of Monday, Democratic challenger Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 votes out of 215,912 counted ballots in Alaska's Senate race, which remains uncalled.
- With roughly 60,000 ballots still uncounted, officials cannot determine a winner until the November 18 deadline for overseas mail-in ballots arrive. Alaska's ranked-choice system will trigger tabulation if no candidate reaches 50%.
- On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Matthew Thomas rejected the Peltola campaign's lawsuit seeking records of rejected absentee ballots. The judge ruled the request was 'not reasonable or required' during the ongoing tabulation.
- President Donald Trump declared the Alaska race 'over' on social media last Saturday, claiming victory for the incumbent. Trump also called candidate Gerald Heikes a 'slug,' insisting their votes should be 'given' to Sullivan.
- Election officials will conduct final ranked-choice tabulation on November 18, the deadline for overseas mail-in ballots. If Peltola wins, Democrats would secure a 56-44 majority in the U.S. Senate, elevating the race's national significance.
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Peltola vs. Sullivan not alone: 24 Alaska races still too close to call
Twenty-four races for federal and state office in Alaska remain uncalled more than a week after Election Day, including the closely watched U.S. Senate contest, as votes from across the expansive state trickle in. Roughly 84 percent of the expected vote has been reported statewide, according to The Hill’s election desk partner Decision Desk HQ…
Alaska is still counting ballots. When will we know who won?
With up to potentially 60,000 ballots or so still uncounted, roughly one-quarter of votes have not been tallied — leaving tight contests like the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola still undecided.
Juneau Empire
The guy needs to retake high school math
No one will know the winner of the race for U.S. Senate in Alaska until the state Division of Elections finishes counting several tens of thousands of absentee and early ballots, and that will not happen until the Nov. 18 deadline for absentee ballots to arrive in the mail.
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