The GOP candidate defeated incumbent Democrat Mark Bergich after absentee ballots were counted, giving Republicans 53 seats in the U.S. Senate.
Republican candidate Dan Sullivan has won the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Bergich, the Associated Press projected.
Republican Senate candidate Dan Sullivan addresses the crowd during a campaign rally at a PenAir airplane hangar on November 3.
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Sullivan's win brings the GOP up to 53 seats in the U.S Senate. First-time candidate Sullivan had led Begich by around 8,100 votes on Election Night on Nov. 4.
Election observers watch as workers go through questioned ballots cast during the Nov. 4 general election on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska.
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However, a count of absentee and questioned ballots on Tuesday indicated that Begich would not be able to overcome Sullivan's lead.
Alaska had been seen as crucial to the GOP's hopes of winning control of the Senate, but ultimately that was achieved with a clean sweep of the other key states on Election Night itself.
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