# Alaska governor investigates alleged bid to recruit rival Dan Sullivan

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alaska-governor-orders-probe-into-democratic-campaigns-alleged-links-to-same-name-candidate/
- Published: 2026-10-29T13:33:08+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vgx0zrpk6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Alaska has ordered an investigation into an alleged Senate race recruitment scheme.
- The report names Peltola campaign associates and national Democratic aides.
- A court rejected earlier efforts to remove the second Sullivan from the ballot.

## Summary

Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered Alaska’s Department of Public Safety to investigate whether an alleged effort to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for the Senate race broke state law. He said a newspaper report supported findings by the state Division of Elections, and that evidence would determine whether criminal charges or civil action were warranted.

The report alleges people connected to Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and national party aides tried to recruit a retired teacher named Dan Sullivan to draw support from Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Peltola’s campaign denies wrongdoing, and the teacher says he is running in good faith; the BBC has not independently verified the report. The two men are expected to appear on the ballot under different full names, and Alaska’s ranked-choice system allows voters to select both. Earlier Republican efforts to remove the teacher from the ballot were rejected by the state Supreme Court.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Alaska governor investigates alleged bid to recruit rival Dan Sullivan](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vgx0zrpk6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Fox News: Alaska's governor orders investigation after NYT report on alleged Dem-linked Senate election scheme](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alaskas-governor-orders-investigation-nyt-report-alleged-dem-linked-senate-election-scheme)

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