Politics
Alaska Senate race unresolved as ranked-choice count could take weeks
CBS News estimates show a toss-up with about three-quarters counted, while Trump demands Alaska votes go to Sullivan.
The short version
- Alaska's Senate race remained unresolved Wednesday, with about three-quarters of the vote counted.[CBS News]
- Incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola, plus two other candidates on the ballot.[CBS News]
- Ranked-choice tabulation waits until the final count 15 days after Election Day, so results could take weeks.[CBS News]
- Trump publicly demanded that Alaska's remaining votes go to Sullivan, and early tallies reported by France 24 remain unverified.[France 24]
Key facts
- Alaska's Senate race remained unresolved Wednesday, with about three-quarters of the vote counted.[CBS News]
- The race includes incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola, plus an independent candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan and Republican Gerald Heikes.[CBS News]
- CBS News estimates showed the race as a toss-up as of Wednesday morning.[CBS News]
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, and its tabulation occurs only at the final ballot count 15 days after Election Day.[CBS News]
- Mary Peltola said the results would not be fast and would take weeks rather than hours or days.[CBS News]
- Trump called the US midterm elections 'crooked' and demanded that Alaska's remaining votes go to Dan Sullivan.[France 24]
- Trump posted that votes for the minor candidates Daniel J. Sullivan and Gerald Heikes should be given to the Republican Dan Sullivan.[France 24]
- An early tally reported by France 24 showed Peltola at 48.2 percent and Sullivan at 47.9 percent.[France 24]
What remains uncertain
- The final Alaska outcome is unresolved and could take weeks, depending on whether any candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes.[CBS News]
- The early tally reported by France 24 is unverified and may change as counting continues.[France 24]
- Republicans have accused the independent Daniel J. Sullivan of being a decoy aimed at drawing votes from the Republican incumbent; this is an allegation.[France 24]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.