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Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan: Alaska GOP senator claims ballot 'dirty trick'

Sullivan accused Democrats and Mary Peltola’s campaign of putting a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot to mislead voters.

Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan: Alaska GOP senator claims ballot 'dirty trick'
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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan accused Democrats and rival Mary Peltola’s campaign of orchestrating a “dirty political trick” by putting another Dan Sullivan on the Republican primary ballot. Peltola’s campaign and the Alaska Democratic Party denied involvement; the senator said he might sue.

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Alaska senator accusing political opponents of trying to confuse voters

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States; described as an ally of Dan Sullivan

Mary Peltola
Former U.S. Representative (D-AK)

Alaska Senate candidate and the incumbent’s chief rival

ALSO MENTIONED  Dan J. Sullivan, Republican candidate challenging the incumbent for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat

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Sen. Dan Sullivan Alleges Democrats Backed Late-Entry Challenger

Outlets agree that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan entered Alaska’s Senate race against incumbent Dan Sullivan. The senator accused Democrats of backing the candidacy to confuse voters. Left-leaning outlets highlight uncertainty around whether Democrats recruited the challenger and, in one account, whether he had formally filed. Center outlets pair Sullivan’s accusation and threatened lawsuit with denials and other responses. Right-leaning outlets foreground Republican claims that the same-name candidacy is a deliberate effort to confuse voters, with some coverage presenting that claim more definitively.

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