Today, as the Alaska Division of Elections released a batch of 5,578 ballots largely from the Mat-Su area – historically a Sullivan stronghold – in which Sullivan netted only 275 votes and barely impacted Mary’s 3,975 vote lead, Alaskans for Mary Campaign Manager, Cheryl Bruce, released the following statement on Mary’s increasingly clear path to victory:
“As Mary continues to overperform in traditionally conservative areas around the state, today’s ballot drop is yet another proof point that Sullivan’s path to victory is non-existent. We anticipated far stronger support for Sullivan coming from the Mat-Su area, and by only chipping away 275 votes, it is clear that Sullivan’s remaining pockets of support are getting smaller by the day. Voters are choosing Alaska first over party. As we’ve said, tens of thousands of outstanding early votes and absentee ballots from Anchorage and rural Alaska remain uncounted and will break for Mary, sending her to the United States Senate.”
Read more about the recently released ballots and Mary’s path to victory below:
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Mary Remains Ahead by Wide Margin: Mary leads Sullivan by 3,975 votes with 48.9% of the total vote and remains on the precipice of 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 across the state 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 from similar areas released in yesterday’s drop, data suggests these votes will continue to favor Mary as they are released.
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Sullivan’s Support is Shrinking: Today’s ballot drop was largely from the Mat-Su area – which has traditionally favored Sullivan. With thousands of votes now being counted from the Mat-Su area, Sullivan’s remaining pockets of support are all but depleted.
Bottom Line: Sullivan is underperforming in traditionally conservative areas – further strengthening Mary’s path to victory – and when every vote is counted, Mary Peltola will be Alaska’s next United States Senator.
