A person holds a ballot sample a day before the US midterm elections in Anchorage, Alaska, on November 2, 2026. Democrat US Senate candidate Mary Peltola faces incumbent Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan in a highly contested race. A federal judge on November 1 tossed out an extremely unusual lawsuit by Trump's administration which contended that if Peltola beats the Sullivan, the result should not be certified because there is a third, minor candidate also called Dan Sullivan, which the lawsuit alleged was recruited to siphon off votes. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)