New York Times report alleges effort to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for Senate
The report says operatives sought a second Dan Sullivan to split votes in a close ranked-choice Senate race.
- On Thursday, Alaska's Republican governor launched an investigation into the Senate race after reports surfaced that Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly recruited spoiler candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to siphon votes from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
- Internal campaign communications revealed the Peltola team recruited the second Sullivan, a retired teacher, to run as a spoiler, though Peltola has denied any knowledge of the recruitment effort.
- On October 23, Trump's Justice Department filed a lawsuit to block election certification if Peltola wins, defending the timing by stating it is "following the facts and the law, not anyone's political timetable."
- If election results remain disputed after November 3, legal experts warn the United States Senate could convene a subcommittee to resolve the contest, a scenario Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski deemed unacceptable.
- Alaska's ranked-choice voting system is "particularly prone to manipulation," a historic tactic in American politics mirrored in Florida's 2020 election where an independent candidate cost a Democrat his seat by 32 votes.
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In the US mid-term elections, independent candidate Daniel Sullivan, whose whereabouts are unknown, gained more than 2,500 votes, drawing part of the electorate from the current Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. In the midterm senatorial elections from Alaska, independent candidate Daniel Sullivan received 1.65% of the vote, transmitting RIA News with reference to The New York Times. A few days before the vote, CBS reported the disappearance of D…
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, suggested Tuesday that voter confusion may lead to him losing reelection.
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Yep, Alaska ballot is indeed confusing Republican and independent voters
by WorldTribune Staff, November 3, 2026 — Real World News Is the “Decoy Dan” gambit paying off for Democrats in Alaska? It sure looks that way. Alaska’s rank choice voting ballot is reportedly causing confusion among voters. That is exactly what Democrats hoped would happen, according to a report last week by The New York […]
Donald Trump knows he is at risk for the mid-term elections in the United States on November 3rd; he filed an appeal in Alaska because of the presence of two... homonymous candidates.
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