Republican Senator Dan Sullivan has won his
Senate reelection bid in Alaska, giving Republicans 50 Senate seats, two more than
Democrats currently hold.The Associated Press called the race for Sullivan over his
Democratic opponent Al Gross on Wednesday, more than a week after
election Day.Two Georgia runoff
elections in January will decide the composition of the upper chamber. Should both Democrats triumph over
Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, the Senate will be split 50-50, allowing vice president-elect Kamala Harris to serve as the tie-breaking vote.Sullivan, a father of three and Marine who served in
Afghanistan, has represented Alaska in the Senate since 2015. He previously worked in the
White House as an advisor to President
George W. Bush and as Assistant
Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs.Gross is a surgeon and Alaska native as well as a former commercial fisherman.Alaska was also called for
President Trump in the presidential race on Wednesday, the president winning the state by at least 17 points.