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Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted

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A New York Times investigation has uncovered an alleged Democratic effort to recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan to create confusion in Alaska’s U.S. Senate election, which is set for November. This report emerged after nearly 10% of Alaskan voters had already cast their ballots, potentially affecting around 58,000 early voters. The investigation claims that operatives linked to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and candidate Mary Peltola were involved in this recruitment, though both entities deny the allegations. Critics argue that the ranked-choice voting system further complicates voter understanding, potentially leading to confusion among those who refuse to rank their choices due to disagreement with the system’s implementation.

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Mary Peltola's campaign, running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska against incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, was involved in efforts to place another candidate named Dan J. Sullivan on the ballot to confuse voters. According to reports from The New York Times and other outlets, text messages between members of Peltola’s team discussed recruiting individuals with the same name as their opponent. Election authorities attempted to disqualify the second Dan Sullivan but failed to do so in time for the election.

The plan also reportedly involved creating a third-party "MAGA party" to siphon votes from incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, though this idea was eventually abandoned. The race is seen as crucial because it could determine which party controls the Senate, with Democrats currently holding 47 seats compared to Republicans' 53.

On election day and in the immediate aftermath, Republican supporters expressed concern that they might have mistakenly voted for "Decoy Dan" Sullivan instead of incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan, raising fears about potential vote confusion. The New York Times investigation also revealed efforts by a Democratic PAC to send voter guides replacing Sen. Dan Sullivan with the spoiler candidate.

Incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan has accused Democrats of engaging in election cheating, highlighting this as one of the most significant election controversies in Alaska's history.

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Report on alleged ‘second Dan Sullivan’ effort emerges after nearly 1 in 10 Alaskans voted asserted

Alaskans → allege → effort

By Leo Briceno, Fox News Published Oct. 30, 2026, 6:58 a.m. ET asserted

Briceno → publish → ?

A New York Times investigation revealed an alleged effort by operatives liked to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to recruit a second Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s ballot, but the report came as nearly 1 in 10 registered Alaska voters had already cast ballots. asserted

voters → reveal → ballots

The timing means roughly 58,000 voters may have made their choices before learning of the reported effort that critics say was intended to create confusion with a same-name candidate. uncertain

critics → mean → candidate

Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC have denied involvement. asserted

campaign → deny → involvement

Dan J. Sullivan made it to the four-candidate general election earlier this year after winning 2.5% of the vote in the primary. asserted

Sullivan → make → primary

His campaign announcement did not list a party affiliation. asserted

announcement → list → affiliation

His website does not state his position on any political issues. asserted

website → state → issues

“Dan Sullivan challenges Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate Seat, urges Alaskans to defeat incumbent, elect a Sullivan who stands up for Alaska,” it read. asserted

it → challenge → Alaska

The New York Times reported that the effort to recruit potential Republican spoiler candidates included Dan J. Sullivan. asserted

effort → report → Sullivan

The effort spanned coordination between the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to Peltola staffers, according to text messages, interviews and internal documents. uncertain

effort → span → messages

According to a source interviewed by the New York Times, Peltola was aware of the efforts. uncertain

Peltola → accord → efforts

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit last week, seeking to delay certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan is defeated, citing the possible confusion. asserted

Sullivan → file → confusion

It’s unclear if the DOJ is likely to succeed on those grounds. uncertain

DOJ → ’ → grounds

The state’s ranked-choice voting system is further complicating the election picture for Sen. Sullivan. asserted

system → rank → Sullivan

Under this system, voters rank their preferred candidates. asserted

voters → rank → candidates

If their top choice is eliminated, their support passes to their next-ranked option. asserted

support → eliminate → option

While supporters of the process argue it expands voters’ power and greatly increases the influence of candidates that may not otherwise be a top choice, critics believe it also introduces confusion. uncertain

it → argue → confusion

Kaufman fears that some voters won’t bother to fill out both the “Sullivans” on the ballot to cover their bases. asserted

voters → fear → bases

He believes there are still some voters in Alaska, especially Republicans, who refuse to use the system, citing disagreements with its implementation. asserted

who → believe → implementation

“Some people have a pretty strong traditionalist perspective: one person, one man, one vote,” Kaufman said in an interview with Fox News Digital earlier this year. asserted

Kaufman → have → Digital

“And, so, the ballot fatigue where people just don’t rank because maybe they disagree with it; there’s a pretty strong segment of the population here that just patently disagrees with the rank-choice voting system we ended up with. asserted

we → rank → system

And they don’t necessarily believe in utilizing it,” he added. asserted

he → believe → it

Less than a week remains before the Nov. 3 general election. asserted

week → remain → election

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