November 13, 2026, 7:01 p.m. ET
Democrat Mary Peltola holds a slight lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, putting Democrats within reach of another Senate victory nearly two weeks after Election Day.
USA TODAY’s latest tally, as of Nov. 13, shows Mary Peltola with 49.2 percent of the vote to Dan Sullivan’s 47 percent, with about 91.3 percent of the ballots counted. But with no candidate surpassing the 50% threshold needed to win, the race remains uncalled and could move to ranked-choice starting Nov. 18. A Mary Peltola victory would give Democrats 56 seats in the Senate, their largest majority since the late 2000s.
The Alaska runoff is one of the few major races that remains unresolved after a Democratic wave flipped the House and Senate. Democrats won another crucial House seat Friday, Nov. 13, when Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
Nearly two weeks after Election Day, the Alaska Senate race remains undecided. Here’s where the race stands and when a winner could emerge.
Live results from the US Senate elections in Alaska
USA TODAY’s latest tally, as of Nov. 13, shows Peltola with 49.2 percent of the vote to Sullivan’s 47 percent, with about 91.3 percent of the ballots counted.
According to the latest data from the Alaska Division of Elections, more than 256,000 ballots were counted Friday.
The state uses ranked-choice voting, meaning a candidate must get more than 50 percent of the vote to win. If they fail to do so, further rounds of counting will follow. Under state law, counting of ranked choices in this race would not begin until November 18.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Contact him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
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