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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola nears 50%, declares victory in Senate race

Washington Times Politics reaches for "victory" where Mediaite stays flat.

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What happened Democrat Mary Peltola declared victory in Alaska's closely watched Senate race early Saturday after a fresh batch of ballots widened her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.
The headline split NY Post Politics frames it as "Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola nears 50%, declares victory in Senate race". Washington Times Politics frames it as "Peltola declares victory in Alaska Senate race".
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Right / center-rightAlaska Democrat Mary Peltola nears 50%, declares victory in Senate race

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NY Post PoliticsNews report · Nov 14, 7:21 PM

Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola nears 50%, declares victory in Senate race

Democrat Mary Peltola declared victory in Alaska's closely watched Senate race early Saturday after a fresh batch of ballots widened her lead over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

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MediaiteNews report · Nov 14, 6:48 PM

Major Update in Controversial Alaska Senate Race as Polymarket Declares Peltola the Winner

The prediction market Polymarket declared Democrat Mary Peltola the victor in her Senate race against Daniel S. Sullivan Saturday. The post Major Update in Controversial Alaska Senate Race...

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Washington Times PoliticsNews report · Nov 14, 7:35 PM

Peltola declares victory in Alaska Senate race

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Democrat Mary Peltola claimed victory on Saturday in Alaska's Senate race over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.

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