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Peltola extends lead after new Alaska Senate ballots count

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Source: The Hill

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. EST Friday and surpassed Sullivan in the Alaska Beacon’s calculation of how the vote will…

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