Alaska Division of Elections disqualifies challenger to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan with same name

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,197

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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The Alaska Division of Elections announced Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is ineligible as a candidate for U.S. Senate and will be removed from the ballot. Officials said his filing was “for the purpose of confusing or misleading voters,” in a final decision issued on Monday.

Dan Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg, filed to run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in May, which drew immediate criticism and complaints from the Republican incumbent with …

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