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Independent Senate Candidates Ran in Deep-Red States and Lost Despite Democratic Support

9 novembre 2026 à 11:30
The Democratic Party threw its support behind independent Senate candidates in deep-red states, but they came up short.

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Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for Senate in Nebraska, lost his race against Senator Pete Ricketts. Much of the state shifted to the right in a year where most of the country shifted left.

In Alaska, Ranked-Choice Ballots Are Unlikely to Be Enough for Dan Sullivan

5 novembre 2026 à 17:59
An analysis shows Mary Peltola is likely to keep her lead in the Senate race in part because of ballots she’d accumulate in ranked-choice tabulation from supporters of the other Dan Sullivan.

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Voters in Alaska are able to rank the candidates. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the first-choice votes, the race advances to ranked-choice tabulation.
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