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Peltola holds nearly 4-point lead on Sullivan in latest ballot drop

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Peltola netted nearly 2,000 votes from the latest batch of votes added.

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  1. Peltola holds lead after latest Alaska Senate vote drop

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  2. Mary Peltola’s Path to Winning Alaska Senate Race Outright

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  3. Peltola extends lead after new Alaska Senate ballots count

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    Peltola holds nearly 4-point lead on Sullivan in latest ballot drop

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Mary Peltola inches further ahead of Sen. Sullivan in Alaska’s tight Senate race (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Democrat Peltola has grown her lead over the Republican incumbent senator to more than 2,500 under Monday’s ballot count. The race still appears likely to be determined by ranked choice tabulation.

  2. The Hill

    Peltola expands lead over Sullivan in Alaska Senate contest (opens The Hill)

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    Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) has expanded her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in her state’s competitive Senate contest. The latest batch of votes to be counted reported Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes which extended her lead of 637 from last week. She holds 48.

  3. Fox News

    Peltola widens narrow Alaska Senate lead over Sullivan as counting continues (opens Fox News)

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    Mary Peltola's lead over Dan Sullivan grew to 2,517 votes after Monday's ballot drop, but tens of thousands of absentee ballots remain uncounted.

  4. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    Peltola and JKT strengthen leads in latest Alaska election results (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    More results are expected Friday, but with the latest update, the Associated Press estimates 84% of votes have been counted.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Peltola adds to lead over Sullivan after large batch of ballots drop, but Alaska’s Senate race is still tight (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Peltola leads by about 4,250 first-choice votes.

  6. Newsweek

    Mary Peltola Makes Alaska Vote Breakthrough Against Dan Sullivan (opens Newsweek)

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    Peltola’s lead has grown large enough that she would still be ahead even if Sullivan Jr.’s votes were added to Sullivan’s total.

  7. The Hill

    Peltola surpasses combined Dan Sullivan votes after latest drop (opens The Hill)

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    Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) on Tuesday surpassed the combined vote total of Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and independent Daniel J. Sullivan following the latest ballot drop in the to-be-determined Senate race.

  8. The Western Journal

    Latest Ballot Drop Pushes Dem Challenger Over Combined Dan Sullivans' Votes in AK Senate Race (opens The Western Journal)

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    The vote total for former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola surpassed the combined tally of incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and independent Dan J. Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race […]

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Peltola, JKT, Begich maintain leads in Alaska’s latest ballot counts (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Democrat Mary Peltola is narrowly ahead of the Republican incumbent in the U.S. Senate race, while Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is in line to be Alaska’s first Democratic governor since 2002.

  10. The Hill

    Peltola holds lead after latest Alaska Senate vote drop (opens The Hill)

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    Former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign said Wednesday that Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is running out of opportunities to overcome her lead in the state’s closely contested Senate race. The warning came after the latest batch of ballots showed the incumbent making only modest gains in a tra…

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  12. Just the News

    Alaska continues counting U.S. Senate ballots ahead of looming deadline (opens Just the News)

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    The race between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic candidate Mary Peltola is razor-thin with Alaska’s deadline to receive overseas ballots set for Nov. 18. If Peltola wins the race, Democrats will have a 56-44 seat majority in the U.S. Senate.

  13. KBRW

    JKT tops 50% in Alaska governor’s race as Peltola extends Senate lead (opens KBRW)

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    The Division of Elections counted 5,723 more ballots Thursday, bringing the total to an estimated 88% of the expected vote.

  14. The Hill

    How the Alaska Senate vote count could play out from here (opens The Hill)

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    In today's issue: ▪ The last uncalled Senate race ▪ Huang to testify before Congress ▪ Zelensky says Starshield slowed again ▪ Trump threatens Mexico over caravan Alaska will release another batch of votes tonight that could show whether Democrat Mary Peltola is on track to win the country’s last un…

  15. Newsweek

    Mary Peltola’s Path to Winning Alaska Senate Race Outright (opens Newsweek)

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    Peltola needs at least 50 percent +1 to avoid ranked-choice tabulation. Most remaining ballots are from districts favoring her.

  16. The Hill

    Peltola extends lead after new Alaska Senate ballots count (opens The Hill)

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    In the last uncalled Senate race of 2026, former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) gained an additional 5,000 newly counted votes Thursday and extended her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). Peltola leads Sullivan by 5,800 votes as of 9:30 a.m.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Alaska is still counting votes more than a week after Election Day: What to know (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Alaska’s Senate race remains uncalled more than a week after Election Day, with former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola leading Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) by 5,800 votes as election officials continue counting absentee ballots and prepare for a ranked choice tabulation.

  18. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    Peltola leads in U.S. Senate race, nearing 50% mark with almost all ballots counted (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    Mary Peltola is at 49.8% and Sen. Dan Sullivan has 46.1% of the vote. Democrat JKT has more than half the vote in the governor’s race.

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    Peltola grows lead in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race after thousands more ballots are counted (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The Democrat is on track to defeat Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan as ballot counting continues.

  20. News Nation Now

    Peltola holds nearly 4-point lead on Sullivan in latest ballot drop (opens News Nation Now)

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    Peltola netted nearly 2,000 votes from the latest batch of votes added.

  21. MS Now

    Peltola widens lead in Alaska Senate race, now rated ‘likely Democratic’ (opens MS Now)

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    Democrat Mary Peltola’s lead has expanded over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Alaska has until Nov. 18 to finalize its results.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Peltola again claims victory in Alaska Senate race as vote count drags on (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola again claimed victory in her Alaska Senate race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), after the latest ballot dump increased her lead over the incumbent. The race had yet to be called as of Saturday morning, with the Associated Press reporting 98% of votes have been c…

  23. New York Post

    Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola nears 50%, declares victory in Senate race (opens New York Post)

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    Democrat Mary Peltola declared victory in Alaska's closely watched Senate race early Saturday after a fresh batch of ballots widened her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

  24. NBC News

    Democrat Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska’s Senate race, as vote counting continues (opens NBC News)

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    Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is likely to win Alaska’s Senate race, according to an NBC News Decision Desk analysis, as vote-counting continues in the state.

  25. NBC News

    Why Mary Peltola is on track to win in Alaska, even if ranked choice ballots come into play (opens NBC News)

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    As Alaska continues to count and report votes weeks after Election Day, it is increasingly unlikely that Republican Sen.

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