阿拉斯加州选民已安顿下来，等待选票中尚未揭晓的关键竞选结果。其中包括一场激烈的美国参议院竞选以及一个悬空的州长席位。
Alaskans have settled in to await more results for key races on the general election ballot that are not yet called. Those include a bitterly fought U.S.
阿拉斯加州选民周三安顿下来，等待选票中关键竞选的更多结果，包括一场激烈的美国参议院竞选和一个悬空的州长席位。
BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans settled in Wednesday to await more results from key races on the general election ballot, including a bitterly fought U.S. Senate campaign and an open seat for governor.
一项旨在废除阿拉斯加州独特的公开初选和排名投票制大选制度的选举提案，目前也为时过早，无法下结论。
A ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska’s unique system of open primaries and ranked vote general elections also was too early to call.
如果没有候选人获得超过50%的首选票，排名将发挥作用。阿拉斯加州接受海外选民在选举后最多15天内寄回的选票，州选举官员将11月18日定为根据排名投票制统计选票的目标日期。
If no candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes, rankings will come into play. Alaska accepts ballots from overseas voters for up to 15 days after the election, making Nov. 18 the date targeted by state elections officials to tabulate under the ranked vote system.
参议院竞选的主要候选人是两届共和党参议员丹·沙利文和前民主党众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉。
The major candidates in the Senate race are two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola.
在州长竞选中，前州立法者乔纳森·克赖斯-汤普金斯试图成为一代人以来首位当选该职位的民主党人。他面临另外三名共和党人的挑战，其中包括企业主伯纳黛特·威尔逊，她获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书。
In the governor’s race, former state lawmaker Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is trying to become the first Democrat elected to the office in a generation. He faces three other Republicans, including business owner Bernadette Wilson, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.
诉讼和党派伎俩的指控动摇了参议院竞选。这场竞选在周二选举前占据头条新闻，并引起了美国司法部的关注。
Litigation and allegations of partisan tricks rocked the Senate race The contest dominated headlines ahead of Tuesday’s election and attracted the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice.
在选举日前不到两周的时间里，该机构在唐纳德·特朗普总统的指示下提起诉讼，试图阻止如果沙利文落败则认证该竞选结果。该诉讼引用了选票上另一名沙利文可能引起的混淆，即退休教师丹·J·沙利文。参议员及其支持者长期持有的怀疑，即这位不太为人知的沙利文参选是为了制造混淆，在上周获得了新的活力，当时《纽约时报》报道称，佩尔托拉的顶级政治助手似乎参与了招募他。
With less than two weeks before Election Day, the agency sued at President Donald Trump’s direction seeking to block certification of the race if Sullivan loses. The lawsuit cited potential confusion with another Sullivan on the ballot, retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan Suspicions long held by the senator and his supporters that the lesser-known Sullivan was running to sow confusion gained new life last week, when The New York Times reported that top political aides to Peltola appeared to be involved in recruiting him.
该报告基于对一名前佩尔托拉竞选经理的采访，该经理在八月初选前不久被解雇。报告还引用了短信和竞选资金文件，显示一名试图招募候选人的工作人员是由支持佩尔托拉的一个团体支付的。
The report was based on interviews with a former Peltola campaign manager, who was fired shortly before the August primary. It also cited text messages and campaign finance documents indicating that an operative trying to recruit candidates was paid by a group backing Peltola.
佩尔托拉否认任何参与，否认是在民主党的指使下参选，过去一周未回应寻求置评的信息。
Peltola denied any involvement has denied running at the behest of Democrats, has not responded to messages seeking comment in the last week.
该参议员在向选民发表的结案陈词中提升了这一议题，并质疑佩尔托拉的否认。
The senator elevated the issue in his closing argument to voters and questioned Peltola’s denials.
周三，他的竞选团队表示对沙利文的胜选机会充满信心，“尽管阿拉斯加历史上最大的选举舞弊丑闻”以及“尽管全国其他地方共和党人遭遇血腥溃败”。沙利文和佩尔托拉表示，计票将需要时间。两个竞选团队都呼吁在选票计数继续时保持耐心。
On Wednesday his campaign expressed confidence in Sullivan’s chances, “despite the biggest election cheating scandal in the history of Alaska” and “despite a bloodbath for Republicans everywhere else in the country.”Sullivan and Peltola say the vote count will take time Both campaigns urged patience as the ballot count continues.
周二晚，在民主党赢得足够席位以控制参议院的消息传出后，佩尔托拉向支持者发表讲话。她很高兴——甚至与人群合了张自拍——但表示，该州计票将需要时间。
Peltola addressed supporters Tuesday night after news broke that Democrats had won enough seats to gain control of the Senate. She was joyful — even taking a selfie with the crowd — but said it will take time for the state to count ballots.
阿拉斯加允许从美国境内寄出的缺席选票在最多10天内送达，这一时间表对于阿拉斯加农村社区的选票可能至关重要，这些社区通常只能通过航空或水路到达，并依赖航空服务进行邮件投递。
Alaska allows up to 10 days to receive absentee ballots sent from within the U.S., a timeline that can be critical for ballots from rural Alaska communities that are often accessible only by air or water and rely on air service for mail delivery.
“要确保我们计算每一张来自每个偏远边陲社区、每个微小前哨站、所有在海外服役的军人、所有上大学的年轻人的选票，将需要很长时间，”佩尔托拉说。
“It’s going to take a long time to make sure we’re counting every vote from every far-flung hinterland community, from every tiny outpost, from all of our service members serving overseas, our young people going to colleges,” Peltola said.
民主党人力求夺回州长职位。克赖斯-汤普金斯在选举之夜对支持者发表讲话时表达了对早期投票结果的兴奋，他说：“这对我们州的未来来说，是一个多么美好的夜晚。”他将自己塑造为在竞选继任任期届满的共和党州长迈克·邓利维职位过程中的共识建设者，并表示他将跨党派合作，解决该州面临的挑战。
Democrat seeks to reclaim governor’s office Kreiss-Tomkins expressed excitement about the early vote results when speaking to supporters on election night, saying, “What a night this is for the future of our state.”He cast himself as a consensus builder in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and said he would work across party lines to address the state’s challenges.
州共和党领导人敦促选民将三名共和党候选人排在首选位置，以最大限度提高该党获胜的机会。
State Republican leaders urged their voters to rank the three GOP candidates in the race to maximize the party’s chances of success.
但特朗普上个月在瓦西拉举行的支持包括沙利文和威尔逊在内的共和党候选人的集会上表示，排序投票是一种“骗局”。他在社交媒体上还抨击另外两名共和党州长候选人，即前安克雷奇市长戴夫·布朗森和前州总检察长特雷格·泰勒。
But Trump, speaking at a rally in support of Republican candidates including Sullivan and Wilson last month in Wasilla, called ranked voting a “scam.”And he railed on social media against the other two Republican gubernatorial candidates, former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and former state Attorney General Treg Taylor.
威尔逊周三在一份声明中表示，她对未来的日子“谨慎乐观”。阿拉斯加州上一位民主党州长是托尼·诺尔斯，他于1994年至2002年连续担任两届州长。该州在2014年至2018年间曾有一位无党派州长。
Wilson said in a statement Wednesday that she was “cautiously optimistic for the days ahead.”Alaska’s last Democratic governor was Tony Knowles, who had back-to-back terms from 1994 to 2002. The state had an independent governor from 2014 to 2018.
选民将再次决定是否废除独特的选举流程。阿拉斯加州选民被要求在两年内第二次就一项旨在废除公开初选和排序投票普选制度的选举提案进行表决。
Ballot measure seeks to repeal unique elections process Alaskans were asked to decide for the second time in two years on a ballot measure seeking to repeal the open primary and ranked vote general election system.
选民于2020年批准了该制度，该制度于2022年的选举中开始实施。两年前，选民以微弱差距否决了一项废除提案。
Voters approved the system in 2020, and it took effect for elections in 2022. Voters narrowly rejected a repeal effort two years ago.