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Trump Backs Dan Sullivan in Tight Alaska Senate Race

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Democrat leads prediction market

U.S. President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, to back Senator Dan Sullivan.
Polls indicate the Sullivan-Peltola Senate race is close or leaning Democratic, while Trump’s approval is falling in Alaska.
Vice President JD Vance earlier campaigned in Fairbanks, urging Alaskans to vote Republican.
Prediction-market odds on Oct 12 gave Democrat Mary Peltola ~73% chance, Sullivan ~27%.

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Tariff Retaliation Impact

U.S. President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, to support Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
The rally came as Alaskans faced gasoline price spikes, inflation and squeeze, while Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods sparked retaliation that could raise Alaskan prices.
Sullivan, beginning a tour, urged GOP voters to rank only Republicans in Alaska’s ranked-choice system.

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GOP leaders in Alaska have urged voters to rank only Republican candidates under the state's ranked-choice voting system.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

Alaska’s shift to ranked-choice voting began with Measure 2 in the 2020 election, passing by a 1 % margin despite opponents outspending supporters 100-to-1. A 2024 repeal effort failed by just 0.24 %, keeping the system in place as Senator Dan Sullivan campaigns in Wasilla and Democrat Mary Peltola leads Senate polls and underscores the state’s evolving electoral landscape.

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Democrat leads prediction market

U.S. President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, to back Senator Dan Sullivan.
Polls indicate the Sullivan-Peltola Senate race is close or leaning Democratic, while Trump’s approval is falling in Alaska.
Vice President JD Vance earlier campaigned in Fairbanks, urging Alaskans to vote Republican.
Prediction-market odds on Oct 12 gave Democrat Mary Peltola ~73% chance, Sullivan ~27%.

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