What did Donald Trump claim about elections on 13 Oct 2026?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
We have the highest vote in the history of Alaska for any race, three times.
Not once. Trump's best Alaska total, 189,951 in 2020, was below John McCain's 193,841 in 2008 and George W. Bush's 190,889 in 2004.
Trump received 163,387 votes in Alaska in 2016, 189,951 in 2020 and 184,458 in 2024, each fewer than John McCain's 193,841 in 2008 and George W. Bush's 190,889 in 2004. In 2020 Senator Dan Sullivan also outpolled him on the same ballot, with 191,112 votes (Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2004, 2008, 2016 and 2020, and Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results).
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- Midterm campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska.
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