Alaska’s final U.S. Senate debate devolves into mudslinging between Peltola, Sullivan

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: October 17, 2026

Words: 1,688

Last Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago

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The two leading candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat met in an acrimonious televised debate Thursday night in Anchorage, where Democratic candidate Mary Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan accused each other of lying and repeatedly spoke over each other.

“OK, let’s have some decorum here — candidates, please stop. If I have to shut mics off, I will,” said moderator and Alaska Public Media News Director Lori Townsend about 15 minutes …

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