Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Dan Sullivan lead in Alaska primary for US Senate – US politics live

Incumbent Sullivan is running for third term while Peltola is fighting to flip seat and aid Democrats retake control of Congress The Guardian’s Chris Stein has more on the Alaska primary: Dan J Sullivan is a retired schoolteacher and US Forest Service employee living in the town of Petersburg in south-eastern Alaska, who is running as a Republican for the US Senate. Dan S Sullivan is a Republican US senator, who has represented Alaska since 2015. Both candidates will appear on the ballot, one…