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In Alaska's U.S. Senate primary, incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan advances to the general alongside Mary Peltola and Dan J. Sullivan Jr.—a logger who shares the incumbent’s name and captured 2.5% of the vote—with a fourth candidate yet to be named. The field will be decided under ranked-choice voting, a setup that could sow voter confusion due to the name overlap and the new voting system.
Retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan advances to the Alaska U.S. Senate general to face incumbent Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola in a ranked-choice contest, a setup that could cause voter confusion due to the two candidates named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.
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.
Incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, while a second Republican named Dan J. Sullivan also appears on the November ballot after court rulings; Alaska’s ranked-choice voting could amplify vote-splitting dynamics in this high-stakes contest.
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.
CNN projects Alaska’s U.S. Senate race will feature incumbent Dan Sullivan, a challenger named Dan J. Sullivan, and Democrat Mary Peltola, with ranked-choice voting adding complexity to the contest as Democrats invest to flip the seat.
Former teacher Dan J. Sullivan will join Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola on Alaska’s general-election ballot, in what could be a close race. Alaska’s all-party primary uses ranked-choice voting, so voters can rank both Sullivans, but confusion could matter in a tight result. The Dan J. Sullivan campaign is under a federal probe over whether it aimed to confuse voters; he says he registered as a Republican because the Alaska Independence Party no longer exists and declined to discuss involvement with a Democratic consultant.
Alaska’s Senate race has become unusually tangled as incumbent Dan S. Sullivan faces a rival Dan J. Sullivan and a Mary Peltola bid, with former Anchorage mayor Dan A. Sullivan endorsing the incumbent; under ranked-choice voting, Peltola leads Dan S. Sullivan 48% to 43% as Dan J. Sullivan sits around 2.4%, while prosecutors explore possible ballot-confusion schemes and the Alaska Supreme Court allowed Dan J. Sullivan to stay on the ballot. The race is considered a tossup by analysts.
Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola is drawing scrutiny for missing hundreds of votes across offices: 794 of 4,265 Alaska House votes (18.6%) during 1999–2009 and 22 of 60 Bethel City Council meetings (36.7%) (2011–2013), plus a 17.2% miss rate in Congress (235 of 1,370 roll-call votes) from 2022–2024. Her campaign attributes absences to maternity leave and fishing-season commitments, while critics argue the record raises questions about public-service dedication as she contends with Dan Sullivan in the Alaska race ahead of the general election.
With about 80% of ballots counted, Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan 48.1% to 42.7% in Alaska’s all‑party primary, a result Democrats will tout as a favorable sign for their Senate math. But primary outcomes aren’t predictive, and the remaining votes (including many advance ballots) could shift the top four and future rankings under ranked‑choice voting. Still, Alaska’s result provides encouragement for Democrats ahead of November, though nothing is decided yet.
Democrat Mary Peltola led in Alaska’s open U.S. Senate primary as 94% of precincts reported, with about 132,746 ballots counted: Peltola ~48% and Republican Dan Sullivan ~42.8%, leaving several minor candidates in the mix. The top four vote-getters will advance to the November general election under Alaska’s ranked-choice system, with fundraising and campaign staffing updates signaling a competitive, high-stakes race over fisheries, inflation, and federal spending.
In Alaska’s nonpartisan primary, incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and former Democratic congresswoman Mary Peltola advanced to the November general election, with Peltola leading early (about 48% to 42.8%) as the race becomes a marquee contest tied to control of the U.S. Senate; the field also features a rival Dan Sullivan candidate and ongoing debates over oil, gas, and fisheries policy, while fundraising and broader electoral dynamics shape the wider midterm landscape.
Preliminary Alaska results show Mary Peltola ahead of incumbent Dan Sullivan, with a Petersburg-based Dan Sullivan also on the ballot; Leslie and Heikes are in a tight fight for fourth, and outside money from super PACs is fueling a high-profile four-way tossup that has drawn national attention and a Trump endorsement of the incumbent.
NBC News projects that Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola will advance to Alaska's general election for the U.S. Senate, in a race shaped by Alaska’s top-four primary and a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot that is under federal investigation; Peltola has outraised Sullivan and Democrats see the contest as a potential pickup.
Democrat Mary Peltola, Alaska’s first Native member of Congress, is challenging Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a toss-up race as Alaska uses a top-four primary and ranked-choice general election; polls show varying margins, and analysts say changing Alaska dynamics could help a Democratic flip despite the state’s GOP lean.