Sullivan endorses Sullivan against Sullivan in Alaska
The endorsement adds to a race where 740,000 Alaskans are weighing three candidates named Dan Sullivan and control of the Senate is at stake.
- The former Anchorage mayor Dan Sullivan endorsed GOP Sen Dan Sullivan on Facebook on Tuesday, urging Alaskans to support the incumbent amid confusion caused by a second candidate sharing his name.
- Legal challenges defined the candidacy of Dan Sullivan, a retired teacher, after the Alaska Supreme Court ruled last month that he could remain on the ballot despite an earlier disqualification by the state Division and Elections.
- Following the primary, Democratic Rep Mary Peltola leads with 48% of the vote, while GOP Sen Dan Sullivan follows with 43% and Dan Sullivan holds 2.4%, making the race one of the cycle's most competitive.
- NBC News reported that state and federal prosecutors are investigating potential conspiracy allegations regarding the race, with a grand jury issuing subpoenas this month; all candidates have denied coordination.
- The Cook Political Report rates the Alaska Senate race a tossup as Democrats view the seat as a potential flip, with control of the upper chamber hanging in the balance ahead of November.
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The mid-term elections were held in November in the United States, and a special case emerged from the others. Three Dan Sullivan were at the heart of an imbroglio.
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Not kidding: Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan in perplexing U.S. Senate race
Source link Candidate Dan Sullivan, left, is challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska Former Republican Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan endorsed incumbent Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan Tuesday over another candidate with the same name. Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan entered the race in June against the senator with the same name, raising suspicions that Democrats purposely
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