Donald Trump Declares Dan Sullivan Winner of Alaska Senate Race

President Donald Trump declared Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan the winner of the Alaska Senate race on November 7, asserting via Truth Social that the race is "OVER" and that Sullivan won "BY A LOT!"

Official results contradict these claims, showing Democratic nominee Mary Peltola holding a lead of 637 votes with approximately 74 to 75 percent of ballots counted. Trump argued that votes cast for independent candidates Gerald Heikes and a second candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. should be added directly to the incumbent's total. This claim ignores Alaska's ranked-choice voting system, which redistributes ballots based on voter preference rather than automatic assignment. White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller supported the dispute, calling the process an attack on election integrity.

The election is further complicated by an FBI criminal probe into whether the second Dan Sullivan was a decoy recruited by Mary Peltola's former campaign manager, Elisa Rios, to confuse voters. While Peltola denied involvement, the incumbent Sullivan's campaign called the situation the biggest election cheating scandal in Alaska's history.

Peltola stated that tens of thousands of outstanding early and absentee ballots would likely extend her lead. Official ranked-choice tabulation is scheduled for completion on November 18, with final certification not expected before November 25.