Politics

Alaska judge reportedly rejects Peltola bid for absentee ballot records

Peltola's campaign sought records of rejected absentee ballots while state officials cited voter privacy; her narrow lead then shrank.

Published Nov 12, 2026 · 13:58 UTC2 reports

The short version

Mary Peltola's campaign sued three days after the ranked-choice election, seeking records tied to rejected absentee ballots.[Fox News · Associated Press]
Attorneys for the state argue the requested information would violate voter privacy.[Associated Press]
Fox News reports a judge ruled the demand unreasonable, as Peltola's lead narrowed to 3,975 votes in the uncalled race.[Fox News]
The count is ongoing and the race remains uncalled, so the final outcome is not yet known.[Fox News]

Peltola's campaign sued Friday, three days after the ranked-choice election, seeking records tied to rejected absentee ballots.[Associated Press]
State attorneys argued that the requested information would violate voter privacy.[Associated Press]
Fox News reported that a state judge ruled the demand was not reasonable while election officials continue counting votes.[Fox News]
With about 86% of the expected vote counted, Peltola held 121,487 first-choice votes to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's 117,512, a lead of 3,975 votes.[Fox News]
The Senate race between Peltola and Sullivan remains uncalled.[Fox News · Associated Press]

The ruling against the campaign is reported only by Fox News; the AP report predates it and its details are not independently confirmed in the reporting reviewed.[Fox News · Associated Press]
The final outcome of the uncalled race is unknown while the count is still ongoing.[Fox News]

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.