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Peltola widens lead over Sullivan in Alaska Senate race as counting continues
Democrat Mary Peltola widened her lead over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska's still-undecided Senate race after the latest ballot drop, with vote totals updated Tuesday showing her ahead by 4,250 votes with an estimated 84% of the vote counted one week after Election Day, according to The Daily Wire.[7] Fox News reported Monday that her lead stood at 2,517 votes after that day's ballot drop, with tens of thousands of absentee ballots uncounted.[5] The Hill reported that Peltola surpassed the combined vote total of Dan Sullivan and independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, leading 49 percent to 47.2 percent as of Tuesday night.[4]
President Donald Trump had demanded on Truth Social that votes for Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., whom he called the "Fake Dan Sullivan," be handed to the Republican incumbent, according to Raw Story.[1] Peltola's campaign filed a lawsuit seeking a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected, and a judge is weighing the case, PBS NewsHour reported.[3] The New York Post reported that a judge predicted a quick decision and that Alaska's is one of two Senate races, along with Mississippi's, still too early to call.[6]
Why it matters Tens of thousands of absentee ballots remain uncounted, and a judge is weighing the Peltola campaign's lawsuit over rejected absentee ballots in the undecided race.[3, 5]
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Of the 7 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 3 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group).
- Left: none.
- Leans left: Raw Story (−0.94).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: Fox News (+1.52), The Daily Wire (+2.07).
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