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  "id": 17642418,
  "title": "Alaska Sen. Sullivan says he'll accept election results, slams Peltola campaign’s reported recruitment of 2nd Sullivan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/alaska-sen-sullivan-says-hell-accept-election-results-slams-peltola",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T17:12:59.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/01/alaska-senate-election-dan-sullivan-peltola.html"
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  "summary": "Republican Senator Dan Sullivan stated he would accept the results of his upcoming election in Alaska. Sullivan expressed doubt regarding claims made by his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, that she was unaware her top political aides were involved in recruiting a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan to the ballot. The Guardian US reports that a New York Times investigation alleged Peltola's campaign aides recruited the second man in a ballot-stacking ploy to peel away votes from the incumbent.\n\nAccording to PBS NewsHour, Sullivan told CNN's State of the Union two days before Election Day that it was unlikely the campaign was unaware of the situation for a year, adding that Peltola has been lying to the media and the Alaskan people. Separately, CNBC reports that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has sued Alaska, demanding the state not certify the election if the incumbent Republican loses.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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