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Two Dan Sullivans to appear on Alaska’s US Senate ballot in November’s midterm elections
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Alaska Republican Senator Dan S Sullivan will face a challenger with a nearly identical name, Dan J Sullivan, from the same party on the November ballot, complicating the hotly contested midterm race.
- The incumbent Senator Sullivan is running for a third term against Democrat Mary Peltola, with polls showing a close race in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008.
- Alaska's nonpartisan primary system advanced both Sullivans and Peltola to the general election, despite controversy and legal battles over the challenger’s candidacy, which the incumbent calls a “sham” designed to confuse voters.
- The challenger Dan J Sullivan received about 2.5% of the primary vote, much less than the incumbent and Peltola, and Alaska’s ranked-choice voting may help prevent vote splitting between the two similarly named candidates.
- Democrats are targeting several Republican-held Senate seats in states that supported Trump in 2024, including North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, and Maine, while defending seats in Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire.
