Alaska Senate race stayed unresolved as ranked-choice count went on

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race remained too close to call Saturday as election officials continued counting ballots under the state’s ranked-choice system. Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola were still separated by a narrow margin, leaving the result unresolved days after Election Day. Alaska first tallies first-choice votes, then redistributes ballots from eliminated candidates until one contender clears 50%. The prolonged count has kept the contest among the last undecided Senate races in the country and has put renewed attention on Alaska’s voting system after voters also weighed whether to keep ranked-choice voting.