Alaska Senate 2026: Peltola’s Share of Each Vote Drop

Unofficial first-choice results – updated 11/12/2026

Mary Peltola started behind on Election Day. She moved ahead as early and absentee ballots were counted. Her share of each major drop shows how the race changed.

Election Day only
Peltola share: ~47%
Sullivan led by +8,153

Early Voting added (~65,000–70,000 ballots)
Peltola share: ~55–56%
Race flipped — Peltola took the lead by +1,265

Nov 9 drop (~4,900–5,000 ballots)
Peltola share: ~61%
Lead grew to +2,517

Nov 10–11 large drop (~24,300 ballots)
Peltola share: ~52%
Lead grew to +4,250

Nov 11 later drop (~5,600 ballots)
Peltola share: ~46%
Lead narrowed to +3,975 (heavier Mat-Su / conservative areas)

Latest drop – 11/12 (~5,685 ballots)
Peltola share: 64.6%
+3,670 for Peltola / +1,845 for Sullivan
Lead expanded to +5,800

Current totals (after latest drop)

• Mary Peltola: 125,157 (49.08%)
• Dan S. Sullivan: 119,357 (46.80%)
• Lead: +5,800

All numbers are unofficial first-choice totals from the Alaska Division of Elections. Alaska uses ranked-choice voting. Final certified results and any RCV tabulation will decide the race. Remaining ballots are still mostly absentee.

Unofficial analysis of vote-drop shares. Informational only.