Alaska's Senate race grapples with name-confusion as two Sullivans appear on the ballot

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is facing a name-confusion issue as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan competes with independent Dan J. Sullivan Jr., a candidate whose identical name could split GOP support under November’s ranked-choice voting. Early results show Sullivan Jr. drawing about 2.3% of Republican votes, prompting concerns about voter confusion and a push to educate electors, while Mary Peltola led the jungle primary. Analysts note past incidents of similar-name confusion and warn that voters may not rank both Sullivans, which could affect the general election regardless of who wins the GOP nomination.