# Dunleavy calls Alaska voting system ‘very confusing’ as razor-thin Senate race frozen in time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dunleavy-calls-alaska-voting-system-very-confusing-as-razor-thin-senate-race-frozen-in-time/
- Published: 2026-11-08T18:41:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T19:28:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dunleavy-calls-alaska-voting-system-very-confusing-razor-thin-senate-race-frozen-time
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Peltola leads Sullivan by 637 votes in Alaska’s Senate race.
- More ballots are expected on 13 and 18 November.
- Officials are investigating an alleged “Decoy Dan” scheme.

## Summary

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said the state’s ranked-choice voting system is “very confusing” as a close US Senate race remains unresolved. Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by a narrow margin, with further ballot counts expected to determine who is ahead.

Peltola has 48.17 per cent of the vote and leads by 637 votes, but no new tallies have been reported for days. Large batches were expected on 13 and 18 November; if no candidate reaches 50 per cent as voters’ first choice by 25 November, rankings of second and third choices will be used. A proposal to repeal ranked-choice voting is also narrowly behind, while officials investigate an alleged effort involving another candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan to draw votes from the incumbent.

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