As WLT Report previously covered, Republicans in Alaska filed a complaint to the Alaska Division of Elections over a candidate linked to Democrats suddenly entering into a tight U.S. Senate race.
In the complaint filed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee it was revealed the long-shot candidate entering the race shared the same name as current Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan.
Republicans were concerned that the candidate named Dan J. Sullivan would confuse voters who intended to vote for Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
Now an election official in Alaska has stopped the Democrats in Alaska from possibly stealing a U.S. Senate seat.
Fox News had the full scoop on the move by the election official:
A top Alaska election official booted a same-name Republican challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, from the primary ballot Monday, ruling the campaign appeared designed to confuse voters.
Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified Dan J. Sullivan from the state’s hotly-contested Senate race over concerns that his candidacy was “filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot’s fairness or neutrality,” in a letter published Monday.
Dan J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher who filed as a Republican Senate candidate despite having no prior affiliation with the GOP, can appeal the ruling, Beecher wrote.
The letter caps weeks of outrage from the GOP, who argued the political newcomer’s entry into the race just days before the filing deadline was a covert attempt by Democrats to recruit a “sham” candidate into the race to confuse voters.
Under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, if Dan J. Sullivan had been allowed to remain on the August primary ballot, both he and Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent, could have advanced to the general election among the top four vote-getters.
Here is a photo of the two Sullivans side by side:
Rando 'Dan Sullivan' kicked off Alaska ballot in a win for the real Sen. Dan Sullivan https://t.co/E1EIgGGKvX pic.twitter.com/PLuhFgX2N5
— New York Post (@nypost) June 15, 2026
Politico reported Dan J. Sullivan has 30 days to appeal the officials’ decision:
Dan J. Sullivan has 30 days to appeal. He did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday, but he posted on social media Sunday that he “met the qualification” and had entered the race “because I am unhappy with the 12 year record of the current Senator and I feel we need a change.”
ADVERTISEMENTHe would have to work fast; Beecher noted in her letter that ballots are printed on June 28 — less than two weeks away.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee was also pursuing probes of the challenger Sullivan at the federal level, filing a pair of complaints with the Federal Election Commission.
Current polls have the real candidate Sen. Dan Sullivan winning the election:
🚨BREAKING: Dan Sullivan has a 66.5% chance of winning Alaska’s US Senate election, defeating Mary Peltola.
Alaska – 2026 US Senate (Odds)
🟥Dan Sullivan* 66.5%
🟦Mary Peltola 33.5%Projected Margin: 🟥R +2.4
While Democrats are optimistic, Alaska is ultimately a red state.… pic.twitter.com/YcZWZUDGok
— Election Time (@ElectionTime_) June 15, 2026
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