Murkowski Takes Lead Over Tshibaka in Alaska Senate Race

Murkowski Takes Lead Over Tshibaka in Alaska Senate Race
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict former President Donald Trump after he was impeached, has claimed a slim lead over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, according to the updated results from the Alaska Division of Elections.

On the morning of Nov. 18, with 95 percent of the ballots counted, Tshibaka was ahead with 104,898 votes (43.28 percent) compared to 104,470 (43.11 percent) for Murkowski, according to the Associated Press.

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