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U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason ruled the Justice Department lacks standing and said its request would likely violate the secret ballot.
DOJ says it will appeal. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) faces Democrat Mary Peltola on Tuesday.
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12:47 AM ET
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) declined on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday to say whether he would accept the result if Peltola is certified the winner: “Dan Sullivan is going to win, Kristen. You know that, and that's the only thing I'm going to tell you, because it's the truth.” (NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/weekend-rundown-november-1-rcna606569)
Nov 1 · 9:40 PM ET
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