Prosecutors Investigate Dan J. Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race as 3 Dan Sullivans Fuel Voter Confusion
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Prosecutors Investigate Dan J. Sullivan in Alaska Senate Race as 3 Dan Sullivans Fuel Voter Confusion
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Federal and state prosecutors are reportedly examining whether Dan J. Sullivan joined a scheme to confuse Alaska voters by running as a Republican against incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
The probe follows failed Republican efforts to knock Dan J. Sullivan off the ballot; the Alaska Supreme Court ruled last month that he could stay after election officials had removed him.
Republicans say his ties to a Democratic-aligned consultant show an attempt to siphon votes, while Dan J. Sullivan denies any plot and calls himself a legitimate moderate Republican challenger.
A third Dan Sullivan — former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan — has now endorsed the incumbent, adding to a race already complicated by Alaska's top-4 primary and ranked-choice voting system.
Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola have advanced to the general election, while votes are still being counted to determine whether Dan J. Sullivan also makes the November ballot.