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In the Alaska federal Senate race, Republican incumbent Senator Sullivan is tentatively leading Democratic opponent Pertola, but vote counting has not been completed and could enter a runoff. The case of a candidate with the same name also triggered a Justice Department investigation.
republican party Alaska US senatorsullivan (Dan S. Sullivan) Looking to win three in a row. The Democratic challenger is former Congresswoman Mary Peltola. Before the election, the media broke the news that the Democratic Party had recruited Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher with the same name as Sullivan, to join the campaign in an effort to confuse voters. Sullivan Jr. is hired. According to the New York Times data on the morning of the 4th, with 75% of the votes counted, current Senator Sullivan is temporarily leading with 48.49% of the votes, followed by Pertola with 47.68% of the votes. Another Republican candidate was Gerald L. Heikes received 2.16% of the vote, and Sullivan, a retired teacher who is an independent, received 1.66%.
Since the Democratic Party is sure to win a majority of seats in the Senate, if Sullivan is re-elected, she will become the minority party.management committee Member of the Republican Caucus.
The Alaska Beacon, a non-partisan nonprofit news website, reported that the outcome of the Alaska U.S. Senate election remains uncertain as thousands of absentee ballots and early votes have yet to be counted.
Based on current vote counts, neither Sullivan nor challenger Pertola, who is seeking re-election, has reached the 50% vote rate required by state law to avoid a second round, the report said.
Sullivan gave a speech to supporters on the evening of the 3rd, saying: “I am confident that when all the votes are counted, I will have the honor of representing you in the Senate.”
As of 3 am on the 4th, the voting difference between Sullivan and Pertora was only 626 votes.
Some remote towns and villages where vote counting has not yet been completed are considered to be more favorable constituencies for the Democratic Party.
Pertola told supporters at a rally on the 3rd: “The voting results will not be released soon, but the people of Alaska are very patient.”
He said he hopes people in the lower 48 states of the United States will know that issuing tickets in Alaska will not be a matter of hours, nor will it be a matter of a few days, but could take several weeks. “We all know this, and it’s always been the case. It’s the norm in Alaska.”
Attorney General Todd Blanch said in an interview with Fox News on the morning of the 3rd that he will continue to investigate the case of the candidate of the same name in the Alaska election. The Justice Department expanded its investigation on the 3rd and issued subpoenas to Democratic campaign personnel.
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With about 75% of the votes counted, incumbent Republican Senator Sullivan was provisionally in first place with 48.49%, followed by Pertola with 47.68%. The distance between the two was very close.
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Since thousands of absentee and early votes have yet to be counted, and no major candidate has reached the 50% threshold, state law may require a runoff.
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Reports indicate that the Democratic Party recruited a retired teacher with a similar name to Sullivan on suspicion of misleading voters; The Justice Department has expanded its investigation and issued subpoenas to Democratic campaign staff.
