Peltola Lead Shrinks to 3,975 Votes as Alaska Count Tightens Senate and Governor Races
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Updated · Alaska Public Media News · Nov 11
Peltola Lead Shrinks to 3,975 Votes as Alaska Count Tightens Senate and Governor Races
3 articles · Updated · Alaska Public Media News · Nov 11
Summary
3,975 votes now separate Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan after Alaska added 5,612 ballots Wednesday, trimming her lead from 4,250 and leaving her at 48.7% to his 47.1%.
4,100 votes went to Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., putting Peltola's margin below the threshold cited in a Trump administration lawsuit arguing voter confusion could affect the Senate result; a judge dismissed the case, but an appeal is pending.
About 5,000 of the newly counted ballots came from the Republican-leaning Matanuska-Susitna Borough, while the AP estimates 14% of votes remain and both campaigns say outstanding ballots could still shift the race.
49.6% is Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins' share in the governor's race, down slightly as Republican Bernadette Wilson reached 28.9%; he has begun transition planning, while Wilson renewed attacks on ranked-choice voting.
Friday is the next scheduled update, with most mailed ballots due then; overseas ballots can arrive until Nov. 18, when final counting and any ranked-choice tabulation will occur.