Alaska Official Disqualifies Same-Name Challenger to Sen. Sullivan Over Ballot Confusion
TL;DR
An Alaska election official disqualified Dan J. Sullivan, a same-name Republican challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan, from the August primary, saying his candidacy appeared designed to confuse voters under ranked-choice voting. Democrats denied involvement, while the move narrows the field ahead of a general election in which incumbent Sullivan faces Mary Peltola; Dan J. Sullivan can appeal the decision.
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- GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan’s same-name challenger is ineligible for ballot, official rules CNN
- Only one Dan Sullivan can run in Alaska's primary election, official says BBC
- Alaska boots second Dan Sullivan from Senate race The Washington Post
- Only one Dan Sullivan is left standing in Alaska’s Senate race NBC News
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