Judge dismisses Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block Alaska Senate race certification

Summary

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit backed by Donald Trump that sought to block certification of Alaska's US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Trump said on 23 October that he had ordered the justice department to file the suit, a move that voting rights experts called an 'unprecedented intervention' by the federal government, with control of Congress in the balance. Sullivan has said he will accept the election results, a pledge Al Jazeera contrasts with the Trump administration's effort to challenge Alaska's election certification.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   1 Nov 2026, 18:33 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that a judge has dismissed the Donald Trump-backed lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses, after Trump said he had ordered the justice department to file it.

2. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 18:37 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Senator Dan Sullivan has vowed to honour the Alaska race outcome, while a US judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit challenging the state's election certification.