Alaska Senate Race Remains Unresolved

What happened

Updated Nov 4, 10:50am ET

Democrat Mary Peltola narrowly leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race, which remains too close to call.
Peltola had 48.2% of the vote to Sullivan’s 47.9% with more than 94% counted Wednesday morning, according to Associated Press results.
Democrats have already secured Senate control, so Alaska’s result will help determine the size of their majority.
Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, with votes redistributed according to voters’ preferences if no candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes.
Eligible mail and provisional ballots will be counted through Nov. 18, when ranked-choice counting would begin if needed, potentially leaving the outcome unresolved for weeks.

How the left told it

The New York Times, the only left-leaning outlet provided, emphasized the uncertain count and potentially long wait. Its earlier report described Sullivan’s lead as “somewhat fragile,” noting that remaining mail ballots were expected to favor Peltola and that ranked-choice counting might be needed.

How the right told it

Right-leaning outlets highlighted the close count and controversy over a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot. The Gateway Pundit claimed the “decoy” had stolen thousands of votes as Peltola moved ahead. Just the News described accusations of vote-siphoning, included Peltola’s denial and explained why counting could take weeks.