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Alaska Senate race remains too close to call as vote count continues

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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Alaska’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola remains too close to call with most of the vote counted. Bloomberg reports the two are separated by about 600 votes. The Hill, citing Decision Desk HQ, reports Peltola holds a slight lead of about 500 votes with roughly 70 percent counted. Straight Arrow News reports nearly three-quarters of the vote is in and says ranked-choice voting could decide the winner. Bloomberg reports at least two weeks could pass before a winner is declared, and CBS News says a weekslong process is possible. CBS News also notes that two candidates are named Dan Sullivan.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. The Alaska U.S. Senate race between Sullivan and Peltola has not been called, and no winner has been declared.

    Reported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, CBS News
    Center
    The Hill, Straight Arrow News

  2. Decision Desk HQ results showed Peltola narrowly ahead of Sullivan by about 500 votes on Wednesday morning.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  3. Bloomberg reports the two candidates are separated by about 600 votes, and at least two weeks may pass before a winner is declared.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  4. Straight Arrow News reports ranked-choice voting could decide the winner.

    One outletStraight Arrow News· Center

How each side tells it

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Coverage across the sides describes a close Alaska Senate race with no winner yet declared. Center outlets stress Peltola’s slight lead and the role of ranked-choice voting, while left outlets stress the timeline and the duplicate Sullivan name.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines stress that the race is still too close to call and that the result is weeks away, with CBS News also noting the two candidates named Dan Sullivan.

    Alaska's Senate Race Is Still Too Close to Call
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Headlines report Peltola taking a slight lead and describe a razor-thin race that ranked-choice voting could decide.

    Peltola takes slight lead in Alaska Senate race
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    0 outlets · 1 opinion

    The only right-side coverage is an opinion piece from RedState, whose headline is an explainer on what happens next in the race.

    The State of Play in Alaska's Senate Race: What Happens Next?
    RedStateFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right3

    addling our electionegged oncaused even more problems

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    addling our electionMore neutral: the presence of a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot has complicated the election

    Describes the other candidate's presence on the ballot as having disrupted the election, a judgement rather than a reported fact.

    We've had the issue of the dueling Dan Sullivans addling our election with a long-handled spoon, very likely egged on by Democrat Rep.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    egged onMore neutral: a second candidate named Dan Sullivan is on the ballot

    Suggests without evidence that Peltola is encouraging the name confusion.

    …dueling Dan Sullivans addling our election with a long-handled spoon, very likely egged on by Democrat Rep.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    caused even more problemsMore neutral: has made the count more complex, according to critics of the system

    States a contested view of ranked-choice voting as settled fact.

    Ranked choice voting (RCV) has caused even more problems, and looks likely to go on doing so.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the race is too close to call
  • the timeline to a winner
  • the duplicate Sullivan name
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  • BloombergLeft

    Alaska's Senate Race Is Still Too Close to Call

    It could be at least two weeks until a winner is declared in Alaska's Senate race. Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Dan Sullivan are separated by about 600 votes. Bloomberg's Anna Edgerton reports from Anchorage. (Source: Bloomberg)

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Senate race unresolved in Alaska with weekslong process possible

    The Senate race in Alaska, which has garnered widespread attention with two candidates named Dan Sullivan, remains in limbo.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Peltola’s slight lead
  • razor-thin margin
  • ranked-choice voting
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  • The HillCenter

    Peltola takes slight lead in Alaska Senate race

    Democrat 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. Wednesday, Peltola leads Sen. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
  • Straight Arrow NewsCenter

    Alaska Senate race remains razor-thin as ranked-choice voting could decide winner

    With nearly three-quarters of Alaska's votes counted, there's less than one point difference between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola.

    Read at Straight Arrow News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • what happens next
  • the path to a result
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  • RedStateFar RightOpinion

    The State of Play in Alaska's Senate Race: What Happens Next?

    Editor's Note: This article was updated post-publication to remove the portion discussing ballot curing, as that applies to municipal rather than statewide elections. We apologize to our readers for this error.

    Read at RedState (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    3 hr 33 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 10:32 AM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Straight Arrow News, Nov 4, 6:59 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. Straight Arrow NewsCenterNov 4, 6:59 AM EST
  2. CBS NewsLeftNov 4, 10:32 AM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 4, 11:07 AM EST
  4. BloombergLeftNov 4, 12:52 PM EST

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