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MORNING GLORY: Alaska’s 'real' Senator Dan Sullivan stood up over challenger

A 'dirty trick' didn’t work this week but will get tried again in November

By Hugh Hewitt Fox News

Published August 20, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan moved on to the general election following Tuesday’s primary, handily outpolling — though not eliminating — "dirty trick" Dan Sullivan. The challenger, a retired federal employee and teacher (of the sort who attends "No Kings" rallies) is suspected by most observers of being a "confusion candidate" meant to siphon votes in Alaska’s open primary, finished third. Because state rules send the top four vote-getters to the general election, both candidates will appear on the ranked-choice ballot in November.

At this writing, Senator Dan Sullivan is a close second to Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola in the primary voting and the other Dan Sullivan is a very distant third.

Why conclude the second Dan Sullivan is a dirty trick candidate, as described by Senator Dan Sullivan and others?

ALASKA'S BLOCKBUSTER SENATE RACE THROWN INTO CHAOS AS SAME-NAME CHALLENGER FIGHTS DISQUALIFICATION IN COURT

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According to Alaska election officials, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. initially sought ballot access as "Dan Sullivan," although his voter-registration records identified him as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. The Division of Elections regarded that as evidence that he wanted voters to mistake him for the incumbent. He also changed his party affiliation to Republican immediately before filing and had never before been registered as a........

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