U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

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Judge rejects Justice Department bid to block Alaska Senate certification

Dismissed the case; judgment entered

A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department's suit to block certification of Alaska's Senate race on November 1, and the department appealed the same day. Alaska voted on November 3. Democrat Mary Peltola led Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by 2,517 first-choice votes on November 9, with about 220,000 ballots counted.

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