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Anchorage Mayor Endorses Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska Race

8/25/2026

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Mayor Dan Endorses

Anchorage mayor Dan A. Sullivan endorsed incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race on August 18, 2026.
The Republican Party sued to keep retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan off primary ballot, alleging the candidacy was a Democratic sham.
Dan A. Sullivan was Anchorage mayor for years beginning 2009 after years on the assembly.
He called Senator Sullivan “great for Alaska” and dubbed himself the “OG Dan Sullivan.”

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Mayor Backs Sullivan

Former Anchorage mayor Dan A. Sullivan endorsed incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race on August 18, 2026.
The Department of Justice issued grand-jury subpoenas to probe whether Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy was designed to confuse voters.
GOP officials have called retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan a “decoy” candidate.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social urging voters to select the “real Dan Sullivan.”

History

Historical Context

Lisa Murkowski’s 2008 Senate win as a write-in after losing the Republican primary revived a rare Alaska precedent that resurfaced in 2010 when she captured more than 100,000 write-in votes, becoming only the second U.S. Senate write-in victor since 1954. The 2026 dispute over Dan Sullivan’s ballot access echoes those intra-party battles, showing how Alaska’s courts and party officials repeatedly shape candidate selection.

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Mayor Dan Endorses

Anchorage mayor Dan A. Sullivan endorsed incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race on August 18, 2026.
The Republican Party sued to keep retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan off primary ballot, alleging the candidacy was a Democratic sham.
Dan A. Sullivan was Anchorage mayor for years beginning 2009 after years on the assembly.
He called Senator Sullivan “great for Alaska” and dubbed himself the “OG Dan Sullivan.”

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