Republican Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan wins re-election, giving GOP 50 Senate seats

Alaska Republican Senator Dan Sullivan won the re-election of Democratic challenger Al Gross on Wednesday, placing Republicans 50 seats in the U.S. Senate against 48 for Democrats, according to an Associated Press projection.

The results came eight days after polling day. Sullivan edged Gross by around 20 points on Wednesday, according to the results.

“I want to congratulate my fellow Marine, Senator Dan Sullivan on his victory,” Republican National Senate Committee (NRSC) chairman Senator Todd Young, R-Ind., Said in a statement Wednesday. “Alaskans know Dan as a man who always puts service before himself and has championed the unique needs of his state in Washington. The state will be well served with another six years of representation.”

Senate control now boils down to two Georgia ballots in January. The state requires a candidate to receive at least 50% of the vote to win, and no candidate in two separate races has received more than half of the votes.

Republicans are looking for at least one of those seats to retain a majority, but if Democrats sweep both races, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would be the deciding vote in their favor.

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Sullivan, a husband and father of three daughters, was first elected to become Alaska’s eighth senator in 2015 after serving as the Alaska Attorney General and Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Sullivan also served in the United States military and the Bush administration.

Gross, husband and father of four, is a doctor and commercial fisherman. Gross’s mother was the executive director of United Fishermen of Alaska, and his father was the Attorney General of Alaska. Gross campaigned to create more jobs in Alaska and give Alaskans better access to affordable health care, according to his website.

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