Judge tosses DOJ’s lawsuit over Alaska Senate race

During an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) did not answer a question regarding whether he would accept the Alaska Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, according to The Hill.

The Alaska race involves allegations that Peltola's campaign aides recruited a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan to join the ballot to confuse voters and peel away votes from the incumbent, The Guardian US reports. The Guardian US notes that a New York Times investigation detailed this alleged ballot-stacking ploy. Senator Sullivan told CNN that he would accept the results of the upcoming election, while the Winnipeg Free Press reports that Sullivan expressed doubt regarding his opponent's claims that she was unaware her top political aides were involved in the recruitment.

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