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Alaska Senate Race: Trump DOJ Lost in Court, Then a Sudden Twist.
In Alaska’s 2026 Senate race, unofficial first-choice returns separate former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan by roughly 2,500 votes—while a retired teacher named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. holds over 3,600 ballots.
Before Election Day, the Justice Department sued to challenge how Alaska printed those nearly identical names, only for a federal judge to dismiss the case on November 1. Now, as bush planes carry rural mail-in ballots toward Juneau ahead of the November 18 ranked-choice runoff, a preliminary New York Times review of second-choice ballot data reveals an unexpected twist.
In this report, you’ll see:
0:00 The 2,517-vote unofficial gap & two Dan Sullivans
1:04 Why the federal court dismissed the DOJ lawsuit
3:12 Inside the 15-day ballot chase & secret ballot rules
5:20 What preliminary second-choice rankings suggest for Nov 18
7:28 Historical precedent: Alaska 2026 vs. Florida 2020
8:32 Three key indicators before January 3, 2027
How should states handle identical candidate names on the ballot? Share your thoughts below.
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