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Can Trump block the Alaska Senate election?
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit in Alaska seeking to potentially block certification of the state's US Senate race if incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola, marking the first major legal challenge of the 2026 midterms.
- The lawsuit claims that the presence of a second candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan on the ballot could cause voter confusion and impact the election outcome, requesting no certification if this confusion affects results.
- This legal dispute follows a prior Alaska Supreme Court decision that allowed the second Daniel J. Sullivan to remain on the ballot after initial disqualification.
- While early, this lawsuit is consistent with Trump's pattern of contesting election results, though previous efforts in 2020 were largely unsuccessful and this case is assigned to a judge appointed by Barack Obama.
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