On Fox News on Thursday, incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan joined by phone and continued to blast Democrats’ alleged efforts to recruit another Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race, hoping to boost Democrat Mary Peltola, as The New York Times reported.
Sen. Sullivan claimed Peltola’s campaign ran a “secret operation to put a fake Dan Sullivan on the ballot with the primary purpose, the only purpose, to trick Alaskans.”
Sen. Dan Sullivan talks to reporters at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Oct. 6, 2026, in Anchorage.
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Alaska’s Supreme Court had previously affirmed that Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy was legal — even if it was not entirely in “good faith” or an attempt to “confuse and mislead” voters as the Trump administration and Republicans contend.
When asked about the legality of the situation, the Republican senator focused on the judgement and character of the Democrats allegedly involved.
“Their first action, literally a year and a half ago, was let’s figure out a way to trick Alaskans into throwing away their vote, which they did,” Sen. Sullivan said, adding “this goes to character; it goes to judgment; it goes to integrity, and of course, Alaskans care about all of those things.”
-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie
