Peltola Leads Sullivan as Alaska Senate Count Continues

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola held a narrow lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s uncalled Senate race, as counting continued and President Donald Trump called for votes cast for other candidates to be credited to Sullivan. Decision Desk figures cited Thursday morning showed Peltola with 102,962 votes to Sullivan’s 102,325, with 70% counted. A later reporting snapshot put about three-fourths of the vote tallied and Sullivan more than 600 votes behind. The figures describe different points in the count, and neither establishes a final result. Trump wrote on Truth Social that votes for independent Dan J. Sullivan and another candidate should go to the incumbent and that the election was over. The Justice Department separately sued Alaska, seeking to block certification if voters were found to have mistakenly voted for Dan J. Sullivan instead of the senator. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit earlier in the week, according to a report. Alaska uses ranked-choice voting in general elections. If no candidate receives a majority, the lowest-performing candidate is eliminated and ballots are reassigned according to voters’ next preferences. Preliminary data cited in...