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Peltola extends lead over Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race as ballot-counting continues

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Source: Homer News

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola extended her lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in an updated vote total published Monday by the Alaska Division of Elections.

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