Alaska Senate Race Awaits Ranked-Choice Tabulation: Peltola Leads Sullivan in First-Choice Votes, With the Ranked Round Set After November 18 and Certification Aimed for November 25
Alaska's US Senate race remained undecided. Democrat Mary Peltola, the state's former congresswoman, led Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in first-choice votes, about 48.6 percent to 47.5 percent, with roughly three-quarters of the expected vote counted. Neither candidate had a majority.
Under Alaska's ranked-choice system, the race goes to a second round of tabulation when no candidate holds a majority. State law forbids that round from starting until the last ballots are in; this year that date is November 18. A ballot mailed from within the country may arrive as late as Friday, and one from abroad as late as November 18, provided it was postmarked by Election Day.
The Division of Elections was expected to add tens of thousands of ballots to the tally on November 10 and aims to certify results on November 25. The state's lone House seat follows the same schedule: Representative Nick Begich led independent Bill Hill by over 18,000 votes at 49.2 percent of first-choice votes.
Because of the ranked-choice calendar, a winner in the Alaska Senate race is not expected to be declared until two full weeks after Election Day.
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Photo: 图：位于朱诺的阿拉斯加州议会大厦。Kevin Lam 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Alaska State Capitol, Juneau. By Kevin Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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