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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan slams Democratic rival Mary Peltola over alleged ballot scheme, calling it ‘scandal of the highest order’

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Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska has accused his Democratic rival Mary Peltola of participating in an alleged ballot scheme where people named Daniel Sullivan were recruited to run against him, potentially confusing voters. This accusation came after The New York Times reported on the matter, prompting Sullivan to call it a "scandal of the highest order" during an interview with Fox News. He further claimed that Peltola's campaign and senior Democratic aides orchestrated this scheme for over six months to undermine his position as incumbent senator. Peltola has dismissed these allegations, calling them a distraction. The Justice Department is now delaying certification of Alaska’s Senate election results due to the ballot confusion involving two candidates named Dan Sullivan.

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As of November 1, 2026, the FBI has begun investigating Mary Peltola's campaign for alleged collusion in recruiting a decoy candidate named Dan Sullivan, sharing a name with Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan. The investigation stems from revelations by The New York Times on October 28 that Peltola's campaign and senior Democratic officials participated in efforts to recruit spoiler candidates against the incumbent, including Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who is not actively campaigning.

The New York Post reported on November 1 that FBI agents are now reaching out to donors of the decoy candidate Dan Sullivan to inquire about potential deception. This follows claims by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and his supporters that Peltola's campaign was involved in confusing voters through deceptive tactics, potentially impacting voter choices in Alaska's Senate race.

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan warned on November 1 that he could lose votes due to the alleged scheme, stating it is "certainly deceitful, if not illegal." He accused Peltola’s team of attempting to manipulate election outcomes by tricking Alaskan voters into supporting a candidate with a similar name.

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Sullivan PERSON · 11× Alaska GPE · 10× Peltola PERSON · 7× Fox News ORG · 5× Alaskan NORP · 4× Alaskans NORP · 4× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 3× Democratic NORP · 2× Democrats NORP · 2× Mary Peltola PERSON · 2×

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Her campaign also continues to assert innocence, previously telling Fox News in part that the Alaskans for Mary campaign “has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.” Republican Sen. Sullivan called out what he described as Peltola’s hypocrisy, saying the alleged election scheme shows her “total contempt” for the people of Alaska. “She’s run a campaign about supposed corruption.

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🔮 Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told Fox News that Democrats will do “anything” to gain power while addressing reports that the campaign of his Democratic challenger Mary Peltola secretly participated in a months-long process to recruit people with his name to run in the Alaska US Senate race.

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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan slams Democratic rival Mary Peltola over alleged ballot scheme, calling it ‘scandal of the highest order’ · assertive framing

2026-10-31 · New York Post

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan slams Democratic rival Mary Peltola over alleged ballot scheme, calling it ‘scandal of the highest order’ · assertive framing

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Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan slams Democratic rival Mary Peltola over alleged ballot scheme, calling it ‘scandal of the highest order’ asserted

Sullivan → slam → order

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, told Fox News that Democrats will do “anything” to gain power while addressing reports that the campaign of his Democratic challenger Mary Peltola secretly participated in a months-long process to recruit people with his name to run in the Alaska US Senate race. asserted

Democrats → tell → race

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Peltola’s campaign, as well as senior aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, carried out the alleged election scheme in hopes that voters would be confused by two Dan Sullivans and therefore draw support from the incumbent Republican senator. asserted

voters → report → senator

“This is a scandal at the highest order,” Sen. Sullivan said during an interview on “Hannity” Wednesday. asserted

Sullivan → say → Hannity

“It’s remarkable. asserted

It → ’ → ?

The Democrats will do anything to gain power.” asserted

Democrats → do → power

The Justice Department is moving to delay certification of Alaska’s US Senate election results since two individuals by the name of Dan Sullivan appear alongside each other on the ballot. asserted

individuals → move → ballot

Listed on the ballot as “Sullivan, Dan S.,” is the state’s incumbent US senator, while “Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.,” is a retired schoolteacher. “They’ve been lying for almost a year about it, and now they’re caught,” Sullivan told Fox News host Sean Hannity. asserted

Sullivan → list → Hannity

Peltola has dismissed reports of the alleged election scheme as “just another distraction,” arguing that The New York Times’ report was solely purposed to “sell newspapers.” asserted

report → dismiss → newspapers

She → continue → corruption

She’s the corrupt one working with DC insiders to trick Alaskans,” he said. asserted

he → ’ → Alaskans

“[Peltola and the DSCC] think so little of Alaskans that they thought they can trick them,” he added. asserted

he → think → them

The Alaska senator argued that Peltola made a concerted effort to trick voters with another Dan Sullivan because her campaign had “nothing to run on.” asserted

campaign → argue → nothing

“This is what happens when you have a candidate like Peltola — far-left — who’s got nothing to run on,” Sullivan said. asserted

Sullivan → happen → nothing

“I have a much stronger record… asserted

I → have → record

We have a vision for Alaskans that the Alaskan people want, and when they recognize that, they’re like, ’Shoot, I guess we’ve got to cheat.’ asserted

we → have → that

Sullivan also noted that the alleged ballot scheme does not just apply to Alaska, but to the entire country as the state’s Senate race holds significant power in determining which party will hold a majority in the Senate. asserted

party → note → Senate

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

“This goes to the highest levels of the government,” he said on “Hannity.” asserted

he → go → Hannity

“The seat in Alaska could determine who controls the United States Senate. uncertain

who → determine → Senate

Federal prosecutors are conducting an “aggressive criminal investigation” into how the second Sullivan secured a spot on Alaska’s ballot, two sources familiar with the matter told Fox News. asserted

sources → conduct → News

Sullivan told “Hannity” he will do his best to inform every single Alaskan of the scheme. asserted

he → tell → scheme

“We’re going to make sure every single Alaskan knows about this,” Sullivan said. asserted

Sullivan → go → this

“We are campaigning 24/7, and we’re telling every Alaskan, ‘Don’t let your vote be stolen.’” asserted

vote → campaign → Alaskan

Fox News Digital reached out to the Peltola campaign for comment. asserted

Digital → reach → comment

Fox News Digital’s Robert Schmad and Olivia Palombo contributed to this report. asserted

Schmad → contribute → report