Today, as lifelong Alaskan Mary Peltola widened her lead in Alaska’s United States Senate race to 4,250 votes – an increase of nearly 2,000 votes – Alaskans for Mary Campaign Manager, Cheryl Bruce, released the following statement on Mary’s increasingly clear path to victory:
“Once again, today’s ballot drop makes it abundantly clear that Mary is on her way to a decisive victory, and there is not a viable path to reelection for Senator Sullivan. Mary’s fight to lower costs and take on DC corruption clearly resonated with Alaskans, and the overwhelming support she’s receiving from recently counted ballots is the result of her traveling to every corner of the state to hear directly from Alaskans about the issues on their minds. We remain exceptionally confident that Mary will be elected when every vote is counted, and Mary is eager to take her fight to the United States Senate.”
Read more about the recently released ballots and Mary’s path to victory below:
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Mary Maintains a Winning Margin: Mary won 51.9% of the more than 24,000 newly reported early-in-person (EIP) votes, absentee, and questioned ballots today from a mix of House Districts across the state – which included areas like the Mat-Su that have traditionally favored Sullivan and Republicans. These votes widened Mary’s lead from 2,517 to 4,250 votes, inching her closer to an outright victory in the first round.
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Outstanding Votes Favor Mary: Mary continues to win early-in-person (EIP) and absentee votes by a wide margin. Tens of thousands of EIP and absentee ballots remain uncounted, including thousands from rural communities, and based on Mary’s performance with EIP and absentee ballots released in today’s drop, data suggests these votes will continue to favor Mary as they are released.
Bottom Line: Every Alaskan’s vote will be counted, and when the process is complete, Mary Peltola will be Alaska’s next United States Senator.
