https://jamoke.news/topic/alaskaAlaska's U.S. Senate race between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola, the Justice Department's certification lawsuit and statewide races.en-usSun, 08 Nov 2026 18:41:53 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-dunleavy-calls-alaska-voting-system-very-confusing-as-razor-thin-senathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-dunleavy-calls-alaska-voting-system-very-confusing-as-razor-thin-senatSun, 08 Nov 2026 18:41:53 +0000Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls ranked-choice voting "very confusing" as Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan by just 637 votes in Senate race.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-justice-department-lawyer-stanley-woodward-a-former-democrat-is-oftenhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-justice-department-lawyer-stanley-woodward-a-former-democrat-is-oftenSun, 08 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000Stanley Woodward is at the center of controversies including battles over the Alaska election and President Trump’s golf-course makeover.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-alaska-governor-gives-vote-count-update-in-very-close-senate-racehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-alaska-governor-gives-vote-count-update-in-very-close-senate-raceSun, 08 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) provided an update on the Last Frontier's closely watched Senate race as vote counting continues. “It’s very close,” the Alaska Republican said in an interview with John Catsimatidis on WABC radio, giving an uphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-07-peltola-campaign-sues-alaska-over-rejected-absentee-ballot-recordshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-07-peltola-campaign-sues-alaska-over-rejected-absentee-ballot-recordsSat, 07 Nov 2026 13:03:05 +0000Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign is suing the state of Alaska to obtain access to records for absentee ballots that were rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections, a new court filing shows. Peltola’s campaign said they previously requesthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-ex-alaska-lawmaker-details-mystery-recruiter-as-fbi-congress-widen-dechttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-ex-alaska-lawmaker-details-mystery-recruiter-as-fbi-congress-widen-decThu, 05 Nov 2026 20:32:53 +0000The FBI interviewed former Alaska Republican David Eastman after a Democratic operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter in the Senate race.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-trump-sen-sullivan-should-get-votes-cast-for-alaska-s-other-sullivanhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-trump-sen-sullivan-should-get-votes-cast-for-alaska-s-other-sullivanThu, 05 Nov 2026 13:55:28 +0000President Trump wrote Thursday that incumbent Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) should receive the vote totals for Dan J. Sullivan, a Senate candidate in Alaska's tumultuous race who has the same name as the incumbent lawmaker.The big picture: Thttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-peltola-takes-slight-lead-in-alaska-senate-racehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-peltola-takes-slight-lead-in-alaska-senate-raceWed, 04 Nov 2026 16:07:14 +0000Democrat Mary Peltola has taken a slight lead in Alaska’s Senate race by about 500 votes, results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) show, putting a possible eighth flip in the Senate in reach. As of almost 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Peltola leads Sehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-senate-race-unresolved-in-alaska-with-weekslong-process-possiblehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-senate-race-unresolved-in-alaska-with-weekslong-process-possibleWed, 04 Nov 2026 15:32:00 +0000The Senate race in Alaska, which has garnered widespread attention with two candidates named Dan Sullivan, remains in limbo.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-doj-tells-democrats-in-letters-they-could-be-targets-of-alaska-ballothttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-doj-tells-democrats-in-letters-they-could-be-targets-of-alaska-ballotTue, 03 Nov 2026 22:12:53 +0000Top election lawyer and lawmakers received notes over alleged scheme to confuse voters with two Dan SullivansThe justice department has sent letters to a top Democratic election lawyer and other Democrats informing them they could be targethttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-attorney-and-trump-foe-targeted-in-alaska-ballot-probe-sources-sayhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-attorney-and-trump-foe-targeted-in-alaska-ballot-probe-sources-sayTue, 03 Nov 2026 19:59:00 +0000Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic attorney and vocal opponent of the Trump administration, received one of about 20 target letters sent by the DOJ in its Alaska ballot investigation.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-justice-dept-sends-target-letters-to-democrats-in-escalation-of-alaskahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-justice-dept-sends-target-letters-to-democrats-in-escalation-of-alaskaTue, 03 Nov 2026 18:40:42 +0000The Justice Department has issued more than 120 subpoenas and 20 target letters in its probe of Daniel J. Sullivan's Alaska Senate candidacy.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-keep-american-voting-simplehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-keep-american-voting-simpleTue, 03 Nov 2026 11:30:56 +0000Voters in Alaska are going to the polls to cast their ballots in key races, and the state's unique ranked choice voting system is back in the spotlight.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-live-results-alaska-senate-midterm-electionhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-live-results-alaska-senate-midterm-electionTue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:17 +0000Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., declined to say whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins the battleground seathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-voters-to-decide-alaska-senate-race-roiled-in-final-days-by-litigationhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-voters-to-decide-alaska-senate-race-roiled-in-final-days-by-litigationTue, 03 Nov 2026 06:50:36 +0000Alaskans are deciding one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the countryhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-how-the-michigan-and-alaska-dramas-shape-the-fight-for-the-senate-fromhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-how-the-michigan-and-alaska-dramas-shape-the-fight-for-the-senate-fromMon, 02 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explains how a pair of controversies in Michigan and Alaska could impact the broader battle for Senate control.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-alaska-senate-race-what-to-know-about-democrats-alleged-ballot-stackinhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-alaska-senate-race-what-to-know-about-democrats-alleged-ballot-stackinMon, 02 Nov 2026 21:01:57 +0000Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign reportedly recruited a second Dan Sullivan in the race in what Republicans call a ploy to split votesRepublican officials have called for an investigation into an alleged ballot-stacking scheme in Alaska’s chttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-texas-alaska-maine-senate-races-flip-blue-on-ddhq-maphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-texas-alaska-maine-senate-races-flip-blue-on-ddhq-mapMon, 02 Nov 2026 13:25:15 +0000Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) is forecasting Senate races in Texas, Alaska and Maine will flip toward Democrats on Tuesday, enough to put the party in a prime position of winning back the upper chamber.  DDHQ forecasts that Democrats James Talarihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-spoiler-candidates-are-nothing-new-in-us-politics-it-s-clear-why-trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-spoiler-candidates-are-nothing-new-in-us-politics-it-s-clear-why-trumpMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:00:42 +0000Republicans are focused on a race that could flip the Senate – and where an Alaska Native is favoredDays before Alaskans get to vote, the federal government is already trying to overturn the result.Last week, at Donald Trump’s behest, the jhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-in-alaska-fishing-community-the-dan-sullivan-episode-takes-an-ominoushttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-in-alaska-fishing-community-the-dan-sullivan-episode-takes-an-ominousMon, 02 Nov 2026 09:27:00 +0000An Alaska voter who considered voting for former Rep. Mary Peltola, said he "switched" and would vote for incumbent GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-sanders-says-what-democrats-did-in-alaska-seems-to-be-pretty-dumbhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-sanders-says-what-democrats-did-in-alaska-seems-to-be-pretty-dumbSun, 01 Nov 2026 21:49:03 +0000Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday that what Democrats did in Alaska “seems to be pretty dumb,” following a recent report alleging Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s Senate race, and her campaign were involved in a “ballohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-ranked-choice-voting-is-a-rank-ideahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-ranked-choice-voting-is-a-rank-ideaSun, 01 Nov 2026 20:14:04 +0000Most U.S. voters who are deciding Senate races Tuesday will pick one candidate. For voters in Alaska and Maine, their ballots instead will offer the chance to rank candidates in what is known as ranked choice voting.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-dnc-chair-defends-el-sayed-peltola-as-democrats-brace-for-post-electiohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-dnc-chair-defends-el-sayed-peltola-as-democrats-brace-for-post-electioSun, 01 Nov 2026 19:42:36 +0000Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin defended Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) against recent GOP attacks amid growing concern the party will have to brace for post-electionhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-comer-says-there-s-a-big-possibility-peltola-won-t-be-seated-if-she-wihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-comer-says-there-s-a-big-possibility-peltola-won-t-be-seated-if-she-wiSun, 01 Nov 2026 18:28:24 +0000Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Sunday there is a “big possibility” that former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) won’t be seated even if she wins Alaska’s Senate race, following reports that her campaign participated in a “ballot-stacking” schemehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-sen-tim-scott-dodges-on-whether-he-would-accept-the-results-of-the-alahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-sen-tim-scott-dodges-on-whether-he-would-accept-the-results-of-the-alaSun, 01 Nov 2026 15:19:27 +0000Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., declined to say whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race if Democrat Mary Peltola wins the battleground seathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-tim-scott-calls-peltola-campaign-immoral-and-unethical-amid-alaska-balhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-tim-scott-calls-peltola-campaign-immoral-and-unethical-amid-alaska-balSun, 01 Nov 2026 14:42:57 +0000Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan says he doubts his Democratic rival's claims she had no idea that a man also named Dan Sullivan was recruited by her top aides onto the Alaska ballot to act as a spoiler