Trump demands votes for Dan Sullivan
The gist
US President Trump demanded on Truth Social that votes for the 'Fake Dan Sullivan' go to incumbent Sen.
With 75% counted, Democrat Mary Peltola led Sullivan by 0.3 points and the race is not final.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026The Trump administration's Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in federal court in Alaska to block certification of a Peltola win if the other Sullivan remained on the ballot.
- Oct 28, 2026Trump called for Peltola to be criminally charged and removed from the Alaska Senate race, following a New York Times report that her campaign worked with the DSCC to recruit spoiler candidates; he said Peltola and Daniel J. Sullivan should be taken off the ballot and prosecuted, calling it 'ELECTION FRAUD'.
- Nov 3, 2026Election Day; Sen. Dan S. Sullivan cast his ballot at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
Key terms
- ranked choice voting
- A voting method in which voters rank candidates by preference and votes are tallied in rounds until a winner emerges.
- absentee ballots
- A vote cast by mail by someone unable to attend their assigned polling station.
- DSCC
- The Democratic Party committee in the U.S. Senate that works to elect Democrats to the Senate.
Source: Wikipedia