Democrat Mary Peltola is leading by four points against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the latest estimates in the Alaska Senate race, which remains uncalled.
The latest unofficial results put Peltola close to the 50% threshold – at 49.84% – and 10,000 votes ahead of Sullivan, which could mean the race is closer to being called. In Alaska's rank choice voting system, if no candidate receives over 50% of the votes in the first round, the state will proceed with their rank choice process to determine the winner by eliminating the candidate with the least amount of votes. Voters who chose that eliminated candidate would have their vote reallocated to their second choice.
"There is no mathematical path for Sullivan to win this race," Peltola's campaign
wrote in a social media post late on Nov. 13. "When the remaining votes are counted, Mary will decisively be elected as Alaska’s next United States Senator."
The Alaska governor race was called on Nov. 14, with Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins winning the seat that had been held by an unpopular Republican governor, who was termed out from running again.
It is the last high-profile Congressional race that is yet to be called, and the results will determine if Democrats hold a 56 seat majority in the Senate, or it the party split will sit at 55-45.
On Nov. 11, the latest Senate race was called with Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom ousting Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Democrats flipped eight seats so far – Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas and Texas – and Alaska could give them a ninth win, adding to the historic blue wave in the midterms.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Peltola's lead increases in uncalled Alaska Senate race
