Mary Peltola Targets Alaska Senate Seat as $1,500 Power Bills Fuel Democratic Upset Bid
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 22
Mary Peltola Targets Alaska Senate Seat as $1,500 Power Bills Fuel Democratic Upset Bid
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 22
Summary
$1,500 monthly power bills and $26-a-gallon fuel prices have become central to Mary Peltola’s push to unseat Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s 3 November midterm.
Peltola has campaigned in remote interior and Arctic communities where paper towels cost $40 and oat milk $21, arguing Trump’s tariffs and the Iran war have worsened already extreme rural living costs.
Republicans are treating the race as competitive: outside groups have spent tens of millions, Trump rallied for Sullivan last week, and some recent polls have shown the incumbent trailing.
Sullivan is countering with a pro-oil message and attacks on Peltola’s record and staff-treatment allegations, while Peltola says Alaska needs more production but cannot rely on petroleum alone.
A Peltola win would give Democrats their first Alaska Senate victory in nearly 20 years, though the result could take days because absentee ballots can arrive up to 15 days after election day.