Mary Peltola Leads Dan Sullivan by 4,250 Votes as Alaska Senate Count Nears Nov. 18 Tabulation
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Updated · ICT News · Nov 12
Mary Peltola Leads Dan Sullivan by 4,250 Votes as Alaska Senate Count Nears Nov. 18 Tabulation
3 articles · Updated · ICT News · Nov 12
Summary
Newly counted Alaska ballots put Democrat Mary Peltola ahead of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by about 4,250 votes, with roughly 84% of the vote counted Wednesday morning.
About 1 percentage point short of an outright majority, Peltola is headed for Alaska’s ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 18 unless late ballots change the margin; certification is targeted for Nov. 25.
Nov. 18 is also the deadline for absentee ballots mailed from outside the U.S., leaving tens of thousands of votes still uncounted as Sullivan says the race remains far from settled.
Ranked-choice dynamics may favor Peltola: a New York Times analysis found many voters for Daniel J. Sullivan listed her as a backup choice rather than the incumbent senator.
The count is already drawing legal fights, with Trump’s Justice Department appealing a failed bid to block certification and Peltola separately suing for details on rejected absentee ballots.