Sen. Dan Sullivan Vows to Accept Alaska Election Results if Defeated
The Justice Department and Alaska officials are investigating whether a second Dan Sullivan was recruited to sway the race.
- On Sunday, Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan announced he will accept the Senate race results, even if he loses, amid controversy surrounding a spoiler candidate sharing his name.
- Allegations surfaced that Alaska Democrats recruited a second man, Dan J. Sullivan Jr., to siphon votes from the Republican candidate, prompting investigations by state and federal authorities.
- Citing a 150-year-old law originally passed to combat the Ku Klux Klan, Sullivan argued that recruiting a spoiler candidate to deprive voters of constitutional rights violates federal statute.
- Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into the recruitment effort, though he stopped short of committing to certify the election if Democratic candidate Mary Peltola wins.
- The Justice Department sued state officials on October 22 to block election certification if the spoiler candidate's votes could alter the Senate race outcome.
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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan Says He Will Accept Election Results, Even If He Loses
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan said Sunday he would accept the results of the Senate race regardless of the outcome, amid a controversy over another candidate with the same first and last name on the ballot. Asked on CNN’s State of the Union if he would only accept the election results if he
Dan Sullivan Says He Will Accept Alaska Election Results
“Senator Dan Sullivan, the Alaska Republican allegedly targeted in a ballot-stacking ploy by his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, told CNN this morning that he would accept the results of his upcoming election,” The Guardian reports.
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welingelichtekringen.nlJUNEAU (ANP) - Republican Senator Dan Sullivan told CNN on Sunday that he will accept the result of Tuesday's election. Even though his opponent "cheated" and, according to him, is "unfit" to become a senator representing the US state of Alaska....
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