Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher in Alaska who launched a campaign to take on the incumbent Senator with the same name, came away from last week’s primary with roughly 2.5 percent of the vote, according to the . That means come November, Dan J. Sullivan and Senator Dan S.
Sullivan will both appear on the ballot as Republican contenders – causing a potential headache for the GOP and for voters. Overnight Tuesday, the determined Dan J. Sullivan had secured 2.5 percent of the vote from the August 18 primary, making him the third candidate to qualify for the four slots in November.
Sullivan and former congresswoman Mary Peltola, who is running as a Democrat, had secured the top two percentages in the race. A fourth slot has yet to be determined. Sullivan, who has spent months trying to prove himself as a legitimate candidate.
Established Republicans have been accusing Dan J. Sullivan of working with Democrats to confuse voters and take ballots away from the incumbent. The Independent has asked Dan J.
A spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee had previously accused Peltola of planting Dan J. Peltola’s campaign has denied being involved in, encouraging or soliciting Dan J. Sullivan to run for office.
Sullivan claimed, in June, that Democrats had “recruited a guy by the name of Dan Sullivan” to enter the race “to confuse Alaskans” and “rig the vote.” “He’s a liberal, progressive,” Senator Dan S. The senator’s comments referred to Dan J. Sullivan’s previous donations to Peltola’s campaign and reporting from locals who said they had known Dan J.
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