'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the state's US Senate contest
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This photo taken with a smartphone shows a partial rainbow arching over boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
FILE - Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters at an election watch party on Aug. 18, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
FILE - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks at a get out the vote event held at farm in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
This photo taken with a smartphone shows boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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This photo taken with a smartphone shows a partial rainbow arching over boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
