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Peltola takes slight lead in Alaska Senate race
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Democrat Mary Peltola has taken a slight lead in Alaska’s Senate race by about 500 votes, results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) show, putting a possible eighth flip in the Senate in reach. As of almost 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) with 48.2 percent to his 47.
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Whether Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s brand of fish-focused local politics succeeds in November will reveal how individual candidates can distinguish themselves from national party platforms.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., declined to say whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins the battleground seat
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Sunday dodged on whether he would accept the Alaska Senate election results in the case that Democrat Mary Peltola is victorious in the race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said there is a “big possibility” that former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) won’t be seated even if she wins Alaska’s Senate race following reports that her campaign participated in a “ballot-stacking” scheme.
A top House Republican said there’s a “big possibility” that Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola won’t be seated if she wins her Senate race on Tuesday. The former […]
Right-wing media figures are suggesting the Senate prevent Alaska Democratic candidate Mary Peltola from being seated if she wins, basing their argument on a dubious accusation that her campaign engaged in criminal behavior by allegedly recruiting a spoiler candidate with the same name as her oppone…
Mary Peltola closed her Alaska Senate campaign in Fairbanks as prediction markets favored her over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, while a DOJ lawsuit challenged possible certification of her victory.
If Peltola’s lead holds, she will have flipped a Senate seat in a state that President Donald Trump carried in each of the last three presidential elections.
Democrat Mary Peltola has taken a slight lead in Alaska’s Senate race by about 500 votes, results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) show, putting a possible eighth flip in the Senate in reach. As of almost 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) with 48.2 percent to his 47.
Mary Peltola came home to Alaska promising to beat Dan Sullivan in a race that could decide control of the Senate. Then voters found two men named Dan Sullivan waiting for