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Aug 18, 2026

DOJ issues subpoenas in probe of Alaska Senate candidate with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan

The Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas investigating whether Dan J. Sullivan, a former teacher, entered Alaska's Senate race to confuse voters with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. Federal investigators are examining potential voter confusion tactics in the Republican primary.

Aug 18, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Both Dan J. Sullivan and incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan are running in Alaska's nonpartisan Senate primary on August 18, 2026
  • ▪Under Alaska's nonpartisan primary system, the top four candidates in the primary election will advance to the general election in November
  • ▪Federal investigators in Alaska are examining whether the candidacy of Dan J. Sullivan was designed to steal votes from incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan due to their identical names

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Alaska politics1Republican Party primaries1U.S. Senate elections1

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