{"id":15351,"date":"2026-06-15T23:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15351"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:02:40","slug":"challenger-with-same-name-as-us-sen-dan-sullivan-is-ineligible-for-alaska-ballot-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15351","title":{"rendered":"Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official says"},"content":{"rendered":"

By BECKY BOHRER<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) \u2014 A top Alaska elections official on Monday ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state\u2019s August primary ballot.<\/p>

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Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, in a letter sent to the challenger Sullivan, said she concluded that his declaration of candidacy \u201cwas not filed in order to declare an actual good-faith candidacy for the office of United States Senator, but was instead filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot\u2019s fairness or neutrality.\u201d<\/p>\n

The challenger can appeal the ruling, she said, while noting ballots are due to be printed June 28.<\/p>\n

A text message seeking comment from Sullivan, the challenger, was not immediately returned. He previously said he anticipated making a decision on whether to pursue an appeal by early this week.<\/p>\n

In a social media post Sunday, he said he \u201cmet the qualification and I entered this race because I am unhappy with the 12 year record of the current Senator and I feel we need a change. It\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a whirlwind chain of events in one of the nation\u2019s most prominent U.S. Senate races, one both parties consider crucial to controlling the chamber.<\/p>\n

The kerfuffle was set off by the challenger Sullivan filing days before the June 1 candidate deadline. Sen. Sullivan and Republicans called him a \u201csham\u201d candidate and alleged he was working with Democrats to boost Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola\u2019s chances in the race. Both the challenger Sullivan and Peltola\u2019s campaign have denied the allegation.<\/p>

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Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom a week ago announced an investigation into the challenger Sullivan\u2019s run, citing \u201ccredible allegations\u201d that he declared his candidacy \u201cin coordination with another candidate and campaign\u201d with an intent to confuse and \u201cmanipulate\u201d voters. The announcement followed a letter that had been sent to her and Beecher by an attorney with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, outlining those claims.<\/p>\n

Later, two complaints seeking to disqualify the challenger were filed by Alaska Republican Party Chair Carmela Warfield.<\/p>\n