Peltola Widens Alaska Senate Lead to 2,517 Votes as Ranked-Choice Count Looms
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 10
Peltola Widens Alaska Senate Lead to 2,517 Votes as Ranked-Choice Count Looms
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 10
Summary
Mary Peltola led Dan Sullivan by 2,517 first-choice votes after Alaska’s latest ballot drop, expanding a 637-vote edge that had held for days.
At 48.6% to 47.5%, neither candidate has reached 50%, so the race is headed toward Alaska’s ranked-choice tabulation if remaining ballots do not change that.
Roughly 75% to 76% of expected votes are counted, with tens of thousands of early, absentee and questioned ballots still outstanding before the official RCV count on Nov. 18.
Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. drew 3,651 votes and would be eliminated first under the current standings, a dynamic that could help Peltola as officials and Gov. Mike Dunleavy continue reviewing the 'Decoy Dan' controversy.
The unresolved race could still add to Democrats’ Senate majority, which stands at 54-44 with Alaska and Mississippi both not yet called.