Mary Peltola extends lead in Alaska Senate race as ballots count

Peltola gains ground in final race

Mary Peltola increased her vote total by adding approximately 22,500 ballots to her count. Her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan grew from 5,800 votes to 10,412 votes as of Friday morning. About 96 percent of the ballots have been processed in this closely watched contest. Peltola currently holds 138,240 first-choice votes while Sullivan has 127,828 votes recorded so far.

Sullivan family and election context

A third candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr received 4,560 votes which combines with the incumbent total. The combined vote for both Sullivans remains 5,852 fewer than Peltola's current tally. President Trump has accused Democrats of fraud regarding this specific third candidate entry. If no one reaches a majority, Alaska will conduct a ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 18.

Other election results in Colorado

Eileen Laubacher defeated Lauren Boebert in Colorado's fourth congressional district with roughly 48.8 percent of the vote. Boebert acknowledged her loss and congratulated Laubacher on social media platforms shortly after the call. Democrats also project Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will win Alaska's gubernatorial election without needing a runoff. These results follow the party winning control of both chambers of Congress in November.