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Alaska’s election officials are investigating a Republican challenger named Dan J. Sullivan—sharing the same name and party as U.S. Senator Dan S. Sullivan—suspecting voter confusion may be intentional to benefit Democratic rival Mary Peltola. The Republican Party has demanded his removal from the ballot, calling his candidacy a scheme to siphon votes. Senator Sullivan calls it “cheating,” while the challenger insists he’s running solely to oppose the incumbent’s record, dismissing the name similarity as coincidence. The state is now asking him to either remove his party label or add “non-incumbent” to his name—deadline: Wednesday. This case could reshape how election authorities handle identity confusion in future races.

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