Trump says votes for Dan J. Sullivan should go to Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race

Summary

President Trump wrote Thursday that incumbent Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) should receive the vote totals for Dan J. Sullivan, a Senate candidate with the same name, calling the election over and saying Sullivan easily wins. Trump's Justice Department has sought to intervene in the race, citing voter confusion, and recently escalated its probes by sending target letters to Democratic operatives. As of Thursday around 9 a.m. ET, with 75% of the vote counted per the Associated Press, Democrat Mary Peltola was ahead while Sullivan trailed closely, and Dan J. Sullivan, listed on the ballot as 'Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.', was in last place with 3,600 votes. A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's bid to delay certification, but the department has appealed that decision.

Timeline

1. Axios

   5 Nov 2026, 14:22 UTCSource ↗

   Axios reports that Trump wrote Thursday that Sen. Dan Sullivan should receive the votes for Dan J. Sullivan, and that the DOJ sought to intervene in the race citing voter confusion, while a federal judge dismissed its bid to delay certification and the department appealed.