Alaska's Senate race gets a wildcard: the other Dan Sullivan enters November

In Alaska's high-stakes U.S. Senate race, retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan won a spot on November's ballot, potentially acting as a spoiler against incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola. Both Sullivans deny coordination, and analysts say ranked-choice voting could blunt the effect, but multiple candidates risk shaping the outcome. Outside groups spent heavily to back fringe candidates in the primary, and Peltola has recently shuffled her campaign leadership ahead of the general election.