# Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/report-on-alleged-second-dan-sullivan-effort-emerges-after-nearly-1-in-10-alaskans-voted/
- Published: 2026-10-29T19:19:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T03:24:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/report-alleged-second-dan-sullivan-effort-emerges-early-1-10-alaskans-voted
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Report alleges Democrats sought a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s ballot.
- About 58,000 voters may have voted before the report emerged.
- Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC deny involvement.

## Summary

A New York Times investigation has reported that operatives linked to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee tried to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s Senate ballot. The report emerged after nearly one in ten registered voters had already voted, raising concerns that some may not have known about a possible same-name candidate and the alleged effort to cause confusion. Peltola’s campaign and the committee deny involvement.

Dan J. Sullivan qualified for the four-candidate general election after receiving 2.5% in the primary; his campaign materials do not state a party affiliation or policy positions. The Justice Department has sued to delay certification if incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, citing possible voter confusion, though it is unclear whether the case will succeed. Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system asks voters to rank candidates, and critics worry that some voters may leave one or both Sullivans unranked.

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