Alaska Senate Race Stays Undecided by 637 Votes as 'Decoy Dan' Probe Deepens
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Alaska Senate Race Stays Undecided by 637 Votes as 'Decoy Dan' Probe Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 8
Summary
Mary Peltola led incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan by 637 votes Sunday, leaving Alaska’s Senate race unresolved days after Election Day with no new tallies released for several days.
Nov. 13 and Nov. 18 ballot dumps are expected to shape the lead, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said, adding the state’s ranked-choice system is “very confusing” and could delay a final result for days or weeks.
Daniel J. Sullivan drew thousands of votes, and Dunleavy said investigators are examining whether the same-name candidacy involved misrepresentation or perjury in an alleged “Decoy Dan” effort to siphon support from the Republican incumbent.
The renewed state probe follows a New York Times report on possible Peltola campaign knowledge of the scheme; Dunleavy said the Justice Department also opened an investigation during the election.
If no candidate reaches 50% of first-choice votes by Nov. 25, Alaska will move to ranked-choice tabulation rounds, while a separate ballot measure to repeal that system was narrowly failing at 51.85%.