Dan Sullivan Leads in Unresolved Alaska Senate Race

Alaska’s Senate race remained unresolved Wednesday, with incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan leading Democrat Mary Peltola in unofficial results as the state continued counting ballots. The outcome could depend on later-counted votes and, if no candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, ranked-choice tabulation. At 10:09 p.m. Alaska time, Sullivan led Peltola by 2,470 votes, with 97,411 votes, or 48.7%, to her 94,941, or 47.5%, according to unofficial state results. Republican Gerald L. Heikes had 2.1% and independent Daniel J. Sullivan had 1.7%; 280 of 403 precincts were reporting. The figures describe an interim count, not a final result. The Alaska Division of Elections scheduled further count updates for November 10, 13 and 18. If no candidate exceeds 50%, ranked-choice tabulation is scheduled for November 18. In that process, the last-place candidate is eliminated and ballots are reassigned according to voters’ next choices until a candidate has a majority. The state aims to certify the results by November 25. The contest has drawn attention because Daniel J. Sullivan shares a surname with the incumbent. The state elections director disqualified Daniel J....