# Judge rules Peltola request for ballot data in Alaska Senate race ‘not reasonable’

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 11, 2026, 8:31 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4800965/judge-mary-peltola-ballot-data-alaska-senate-race/>

An Alaska judge on Wednesday denied Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s attempt to force election officials to hand over data for rejected absentee ballots cast in her race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews weighed in on the Peltola campaign’s request for information on rejected absentee ballots in the razor-tight race,

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 10, 2026, 3:23 PM: [The outstanding ballots that could decide the Mississippi Senate race](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPZnJ2OGlvNml1azJxVnJxOXlEOTB2RU5vSzRfVXJBd2ltTEk4WHNRMnhhemM0d3l1M1hPSzVHYTVEV0QxbGg5UldMa09sdE5TWURKNVVVU3A4ekNobUsyR2ZWSGFIRF9xOTV4djZyc0xwWXotRmNmbkhPdlFLNXRQVGZvWEcxck5qeHd1MlBYVEhFMGRh?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:48 PM: [Mary Peltola’s campaign files lawsuit over Alaska Senate race absentee ballots — but judge predicts quick decision](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/mary-peltolas-campaign-files-suit-over-alaska-senate-race-absentee-ballots-but-judge-predicts-quick-decision/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Alaska’s is one of two US Senate races, along with Mississippi’s, that remain too early to call.
- Nov 11, 2026, 10:01 AM: [Judge weighs lawsuit brought by Peltola campaign over absentee ballots in Alaska's Senate race](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-weighs-lawsuit-brought-by-peltola-campaign-over-absentee-ballots-in-alaskas-us-senate-race>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  The campaign of Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola is seeking a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected in one of the most closely watched races of the midterm elections.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:02 PM: [Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable'](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxONkFWazFUb2NYQWNaeDVTcXNrQlNRSElNZXh3aUNKNnViaUhwSng5MHFqSjRvdHI4NnEtNFlDYkVzWW9HVVVCRlFlUzJSVzl2bmFMQ0FiLWhISnpDeV82LTNCVkhTNHVWZmhDTVhSbDNaelN2ajRQejZuZG1qNmRuaU1MbFhsdDRmdWlqZnpFb1Z6X0gxRkUwdDRHNTh4R0RuWUE0M1R4Yk1zdm8?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:31 PM: [Judge rules Peltola request for ballot data in Alaska Senate race ‘not reasonable’](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4800965/judge-mary-peltola-ballot-data-alaska-senate-race/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  An Alaska judge on Wednesday denied Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s attempt to force election officials to hand over data for rejected absentee ballots cast in her race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews weighed in on the Peltola campaign’s request for information on rejected absentee ballots in the razor-tight race,