DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Certification Over 60,000 Early Votes in Dan Sullivan Spoiler Case
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Certification Over 60,000 Early Votes in Dan Sullivan Spoiler Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Summary
The Justice Department sued to stop certification of Alaska’s Senate race if votes for Dan J. Sullivan alter the result against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan after nearly 60,000 early ballots were cast.
The filing follows a New York Times report that operatives aligned with Democrat Mary Peltola ran a 2025 “ballot composition project” to recruit spoiler candidates, including another Dan Sullivan, to confuse voters.
Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg, made the November ballot alongside Peltola, the incumbent and Gerald Heikes under Alaska’s relatively accessible election rules.
Peltola’s campaign and the DSCC denied recruiting any candidate, while former campaign manager Elisa Rios told the Times Peltola was aware of the effort and Republicans accused Democrats of election deception.
The dispute adds legal and political pressure to a closely watched Alaska contest and renews attacks on the state’s ranked-choice voting system days before Election Day.