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Alaskans Wait for Senate and Governor Races
Alaskans await ranked vote results for U.S. Senate and governor races after contested elections.
In brief
Alaskans await ranked vote results for U.S. Senate and governor races after contested elections. Alaskans wait for ranked vote results in Senate and governor races after contested elections. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Alaskans await election results
Alaskans settled in Wednesday to await more results from key races on the general election ballot, including a bitterly fought U.S. Senate campaign and an open seat for governor.
Ranked vote system in effect
If no candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes, rankings will come into play.Alaska accepts ballots from overseas voters for up to 15 days after the election, making Nov.
Senate race candidates
The major candidates in the Senate race are two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola.
Governor’s race candidates
In the governor’s race, former state lawmaker Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is trying to become the first Democrat elected to the office in a generation.
Senate race litigation
With less than two weeks before Election Day, the U.S.Department of Justice sued at President Donald Trump’s direction seeking to block certification of the race if Sullivan loses.
Senate race allegations
Suspicions long held by the senator and his supporters that the lesser-known Sullivan was running to sow confusion gained new life last week, when The New York Times reported that top political aides to Peltola…
Senate race response
Peltola denied any involvement. Dan J. Sullivan, who has denied running at the behest of Democrats, has not responded to messages seeking comment in the last week.
Senate race timeline
Alaska allows up to 10 days to receive absentee ballots sent from within the U.S.
The short version
Alaskans wait for ranked vote results in Senate and governor races after contested elections.
