Alaska Senate race stays too close to call as every vote is squeezed out
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Democrat Mary Peltola holds a slim edge over incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, with the result still hanging in the balance under the state's ranked-choice system.
Democrat Mary Peltola is narrowly ahead of Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, according to USA TODAY's tally on Nov. 11. The outlet reported Peltola at 48.9% of the vote and Sullivan at 47.3%, with about 89.3% of ballots counted. More than 251,000 ballots have been processed and 401 of the state's 403 precincts have reported results, according to data from Alaska's Division of Elections. Because Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, a candidate must clear 50% to win; otherwise additional counting rounds will begin after Nov. 18, as required by state law. The race is the last uncalled Senate contest from the midterm elections and will decide the final partisan balance in the Senate for President Donald Trump's remaining two years in office.