Peltola advances in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary race
Peltola led Sullivan 48% to 43% with most precincts reporting, while a second Sullivan candidate also appeared poised
Mary Peltola advanced from Alaska’s Tuesday U.S. Senate primary with 48% of the vote, compared with 43% for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, with 324 of 403 precincts reporting late Tuesday, according to reporting from ICT. The November contest could affect control of the U.S. Senate.
If Peltola, a Yup’ik woman, wins, she could become the first Native female senator, though she might end up sharing the title. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (White Earth) is leading in the polls against the Republican candidate, according to the ICT reporting.
Alaska’s system sends the top four vote-getters among 16 Senate candidates to November’s general election. ICT reported that Sullivan was third and appeared set to advance.
Peltola raised about $18.5 million, compared with about $11.7 million for Sullivan. The Democrat, a former U.S. representative, first won Congress in a 2022 special election after longtime Republican Rep. Don Young died.
Joe Nelson, Peltola’s ex-husband and Tlingit leader from Juneau, called the contest “a real race.”
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