Why Legal Experts See the Justice Dept.βs Alaska Election Challenge as Dubious NYT - Home Page By: Charlie Savage 23 October 2026 at 23:22 No obvious legal authority supports a pre-emptive effort to block the certification of Alaskaβs Senate election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses. Β© Kerry Tasker for The New York TimesSenator Dan Sullivan with Mary Peltola, his Democratic challenger, during a debate in Kodiak, Alaska, last month.