Alaska Senate primary: two Dan Sullivans advance, risking GOP vote split
TL;DR
In Alaska’s Aug. 18 open primary, four candidates advanced to the general: incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R), Democrat Mary Peltola, and two challengers both named Dan Sullivan — Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, and Dan A. Sullivan, a former Anchorage mayor — with Dan J. Sullivan’s 2.5% of the vote potentially splitting GOP support and shaping the November race.
- Dan Sullivan joins Dan Sullivan on the November ballot in confusing Alaska race The Washington Post
- In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race The New York Times
- Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska U.S. Senate primary PBS
- The other Dan Sullivan makes November ballot against Sen. Dan Sullivan Politico
- The second Dan Sullivan makes the general election in Alaska’s Senate race NBC News
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