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Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records

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Hagstrom, A. (2026, November 9). Alaska Senate fight heats up as Sullivan moves to block Peltola lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alaska-senate-fight-heats-sullivan-moves-block-peltola-lawsuit-rejected-absentee-ballot-records

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Dan Sullivan’s re-election campaign filed a motion to intervene in Mary Peltola's lawsuit against Alaska elections officials on Monday, arguing that the lawsuit seeks to force election authorities to violate state law by releasing records of absentee ballots preliminarily rejected in the midterm election. As of Monday, Peltola leads Sullivan by just over 600 votes with about 25% of votes yet to be counted. Sullivan’s campaign claims Peltola is trying to "rig the system" and lacks confidence in winning fairly, while Peltola's team seeks access to voter data under what they claim is Alaska precedent to ensure all legally cast ballots are counted.
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As of November 9, 2026, Sen. Dan Sullivan's re-election campaign in Alaska filed a motion to intervene against Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign lawsuit. Peltola sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday for access to rejected absentee ballot records from the midterm election. The Division stated it would be improper to grant this data before voters are notified, but Sullivan’s campaign argues that Peltola is trying to "rig the system." Sullivan's team claims Peltola's D.C.-based lawyers have been misleading Alaskan voters throughout the year. Both candidates remain in a tight race for U.S. Senate following last week's election.

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Alaska Senate Fight Heats Up
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Washington Examiner
Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different stages of the Alaska Senate race, with Article A reporting on the initial election results and lack of DOJ updates, while Article B discusses legal actions taken after the election.”
New York Post
Hedges 0 of 29 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss Mary Peltola's lawsuit over absentee ballots in Alaska, Article A covers Sen. Dan Sullivan's re-election campaign filing a motion to intervene in that lawsuit on Monday, whereas Article B reports on the judge's prediction for a swift decision on Tuesday.”
CBS News
Hedges 0 of 2 claims Outlet record 68/100
“Article A reports on vote counting during Alaska's Senate race, while Article B discusses legal action taken after the election regarding rejected absentee ballots.”
The Independent
Hedges 4 of 16 claims Outlet record 59/100
“The articles cover different stages of the Alaska Senate race: Article A discusses Trump's demand for votes to be reallocated, while Article B reports on Sullivan's campaign filing a motion to block Peltola's lawsuit over rejected absentee ballots.”
Fox News
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“The articles discuss different aspects of the ongoing Senate race, with Article A focusing on the governor's comments about the voting system and timeline for counting votes, while Article B reports on legal action taken by Sen. Sullivan's campaign to block a lawsuit filed by Peltola's campaign.”
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Alaska Democrat Republican Senate the Division of Elections

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Peltola PERSON · 7× Sullivan PERSON · 6× Alaska GPE · 5× the Division of Elections ORG · 3× Decoy Dan PERSON · 2× Dunleavy PERSON · 2× Republican NORP · 2× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Mary Peltola PERSON · 1×

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"It should surprise no one that the same D.C. lawyers who spent more than a year conspiring with Mary Peltola’s campaign to deceive Alaskan voters are now asking a court to let her campaign ignore Alaska law and change the rules while votes are still being counted," said Nate Adams, campaign spokesman.
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The Division responded to the lawsuit by stating that individual voters have yet to be notified that their ballots were rejected, and it would be improper to grant Peltola's campaign access to that data before voters themselves.

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Sen. Dan Sullivan's re-election campaign filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit from Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign on Monday, arguing the lawsuit was seeking to force Alaska elections officials to ignore state law. asserted
lawsuit → file → law
Sullivan and Peltola remain locked in a razor-thin race for U.S. Senate after last week's election. asserted
Sullivan → lock → election
Peltola's campaign filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday seeking access to records for absentee ballots that were preliminarily rejected in the midterm election. asserted
that → file → election
The Division responded to the lawsuit by stating that individual voters have yet to be notified that their ballots were rejected, and it would be improper to grant Peltola's campaign access to that data before voters themselves. asserted
it → respond → voters
Sullivan's campaign argued on Monday that the lawsuit is an attempt to "rig the system" in Peltola's favor. asserted
lawsuit → argue → favor
"It should surprise no one that the same D.C. lawyers who spent more than a year conspiring with Mary Peltola’s campaign to deceive Alaskan voters are now asking a court to let her campaign ignore Alaska law and change the rules while votes are still being counted," said Nate Adams, campaign spokesman. asserted
Adams → surprise → rules
"Peltola’s lawsuit is only further evidence that she is not confident she can win on the merits alone, which is why her campaign is once again attempting to rig the system in her favor. asserted
campaign → win → favor
" "Our campaign is following Alaska precedent to make sure every legally cast ballot is counted, and we remain confident that when every one of those ballots is counted, Senator Sullivan will win," Adams continued. asserted
Adams → follow → ballots
As of Monday, Peltola leads Sullivan by just over 600 votes, with over 25% of votes remaining to be counted. asserted
% → lead → votes
Sullivan and the GOP have condemned Democrats for a "Decoy Dan" scheme that saw an independent Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot in an alleged plot to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent. asserted
Sullivan → condemn → incumbent
Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the other Sullivan tried to get on the general election ballot as Daniel S. Sullivan, using the middle initial of the incumbent instead of his own. asserted
Sullivan → say → incumbent
"That kind of opened our eyes and we began an investigation back there, the Division of Elections did, to determine if this was a legitimate candidacy, and the Division of Elections at that time found that was not and did not put him on the ballot," Dunleavy said. asserted
Dunleavy → open → ballot
"Then there was a court case and the Supreme Court in the end ruled against the Division of Elections in Alaska, and they must go on the ballot." asserted
they → be → ballot
After a New York Times report tied potential knowledge of the "Decoy Dan" scheme to Peltola's campaign, Dunleavy reopened the investigation of possible wrongdoing. asserted
Dunleavy → tie → wrongdoing
Fox News' Eric Mack contributed to this report. asserted
Mack → contribute → report
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