Peltola Pads Lead Over Sen. Dan Sullivan as Alaska Senate Count Drags On

Democrat Mary Peltola has widened her lead over Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s high-stakes Senate race. Nearly a week after Election Day, the race is still too close to call. The Alaska Division of Elections added 4,947 ballots to the count on Monday. Peltola’s lead in first-choice votes grew to 2,517, up from 637