Sen. Dan Sullivan (R‑Alaska) declared that Democrats will stop at nothing to win, alleging a secret scheme to field duplicate candidates named Dan Sullivan and confuse voters.
Campaign Allegations
Sullivan said the Peltola campaign, with senior aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, recruited individuals using his name for months to create a spoiler candidate.
“This is a scandal at the highest order,” he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity, adding that the effort lasted over a year and aimed to siphon votes from him.
Legal and Political Fallout
The Justice Department is seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election results because two men named Dan Sullivan and retired schoolteacher Daniel J. Jr. Sullivan.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D‑California) accused the DOJ of trying to subvert elections, while Sullivan warned that the scheme could determine control of the U.S. Senate.
Peltola dismissed the report as a “distraction” meant to sell newspapers, insisting her campaign has no involvement with any spoiler effort.
Voter Education and Investigation
Republican leaders are scrambling to educate Alaskan voters about the duplicate names, describing the threat as “ballot fatigue.”
Federal prosecutors are conducting an aggressive criminal investigation into how the second Sullivan secured a spot on the ballot, according to two sources familiar with the case.
Sullivan pledged to inform every Alaskan voter, saying his campaign will run 24/7 to prevent vote theft.
He warned that the Alaska Senate race could decide which party holds the Senate majority, making the state pivotal in the midterm map.
Nora Moriarty, a writer for Fox News Digital, reported the story, with contributions from Robert Schmad and Olivia Palombo.
