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Alaska Supreme Court Orders Sullivan Kept on Ballot

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Alaska Supreme Court ordered the Elections Division to keep Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the Senate ballot, resulting in two candidates named Dan Sullivan.
Department of Justice filed an Oct. 22 lawsuit to block certification if the incumbent loses because of the duplicate Dan Sullivan.
U.S. President Donald Trump called the episode election fraud and urged Mary Peltola’s removal from the ballot.

History

The 2000 presidential contest hinged on Florida’s 537-vote margin, where the Florida Supreme Court ordered a statewide recount on Dec 8 and the U.S. Supreme Court halted it on Dec 12 in Bush v. Gore, citing equal-protection flaws. That decisive intervention sparked a surge in election lawsuits and set a precedent for federal scrutiny of ballot-name disputes.

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The 2000 presidential contest hinged on Florida’s 537-vote margin, where the Florida Supreme Court ordered a statewide recount on Dec 8 and the U.S. Supreme Court halted it on Dec 12 in Bush v. Gore, citing equal-protection flaws. That decisive intervention sparked a surge in election lawsuits and set a precedent for federal scrutiny of ballot-name disputes.

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