{"id":2648915,"date":"2026-08-24T12:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-dan-sullivan-wades-into-alaska-senate-race-with-endorsement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:06:15","slug":"third-dan-sullivan-wades-into-alaska-senate-race-with-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-dan-sullivan-wades-into-alaska-senate-race-with-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Dan Sullivan wades into Alaska Senate race with endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthird-dan-sullivan-wades-into-alaska-senate-race-with-endorsement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A third individual named Dan Sullivan has entered Alaska\u2019s competitive Senate race, adding too the confusion surrounding candidates with similar names. The race features incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan, a Republican, and another Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher and registered Republican who appeared on the primary ballot as an independent candidate. Republicans have accused Dan J. Sullivan of attempting to confuse voters, claiming he acts as a Democratic plant supporting opponent Mary Peltola, even though he denies any connection to her campaign. The Alaska primary system allows the top four candidates to advance to the general election nonetheless of party, and both S. Sullivan and Peltola secured enough votes to proceed. The contested race has seen legal battles: the elections board initially declared Dan J. Sullivan ineligible, citing potential voter confusion, but courts reversed this decision, emphasizing that candidates can be distinguished without disqualifying them.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-considering-intervening-in-nyc-mayors-race-to-thwart-mamdani-report\/\" title=\"Trump Is Considering Intervening in NYC Mayor&#039;s ... to Thwart Mam...i: Report\">election remains highly competitive<\/a>, with recent endorsements including a former Anchorage mayor supporting Senator Dan S. Sullivan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third Dan Sullivan in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a> weighed into the state\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> race featuring two candidates with that name, marking the latest twist in one of the most bewildering sagas of the 2026 political cycle. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans have for months denounced\u00a0Dan J. Sullivan for running in the tight race, framing him as a Democratic plant designed to confuse voters into thinking they are supporting Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK), the incumbent lawmaker running for reelection.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4698041\/record-michigan-democrats-2013-arrest-emerge-distances-dsa-roots\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Record of Michigan Democrat\u2019s 2013 arrest emerge as he distances from DSA roots<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4697955\/nrcc-16000-stolen-unknown-actor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republican campaign committee reported over $16,000 stolen by unknown actor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4698006\/third-dan-sullivan-alaska-senate-race-endorsement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Third Dan Sullivan weighs in on unprecedented Alaska Senate race with endorsement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet another Dan Sullivan entered the fray when he endorsed the senator\u2019s reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan last week said he backed Sen. Dan S. Sullivan ahead of November\u2019s general election. The race is viewed as one of the closest in the country, as Democrats hope to flip the seat blue and send Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) to the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the OG Dan Sullivan, I urge Alaskans to vote for Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan. He\u2019s been great for Alaska,\u201d the former mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dan.sullivan.3910\/posts\/pfbid02rq5wKtwmJHp3b1fNCQmQ43AspBkDZqcCTDV5KneoBean9q35RKX7Ao5CmeEF9mXUl\">wrote in a<\/a> Facebook post. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans have accused\u00a0Dan J. Sullivan of serving as an accessory to Peltola\u2019s campaign against the senator. Amber Lee, Dan J. Sullivan\u2019s former campaign manager, is a Democratic strategist whom the <em>New York Times<\/em> described as a Peltola supporter. She has advocated for Peltola on the record several times, a GOP operative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4627842\/judge-dan-sullivan-appear-alaska-primary-ballot\/\">previously told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan J. Sullivan is a registered Republican. He appeared on the state\u2019s open primary ballot last week as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., with no party affiliation. The retired teacher from Petersburg has denied being connected to the Peltola campaign. He is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691650\/dan-sullivan-mary-peltola-advance-alaska-senate-primary\/\">set to land<\/a> on the general election ballot in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Alaska\u2019s ranked-choice voting system, the top four finishers in the open primary, regardless of party, proceed to the general election. Dan S. Sullivan and Peltola handily secured enough votes in the Aug. 18 primary to be advanced. Dan J. Sullivan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/elections-2026\/alaska-primary-results-us-senate\/\">is leading<\/a> several other candidates jockeying for third and fourth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4627842\/judge-dan-sullivan-appear-alaska-primary-ballot\/\">lost a battle<\/a> to keep him off the ballot in late June. At the time, Alaska\u2019s Supreme Court backed up Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews\u2019s ruling that tossed out the state\u2019s Division of Elections\u2019 decision on the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4600248\/nrsc-refers-challenger-dan-sullivan-fec-campaign-scheme-oust-senator-same-name\/\"><strong>NRSC REFERS CHALLENGER DAN SULLIVAN TO FEC OVER CAMPAIGN \u2018SCHEME\u2019 TO OUST SENATOR WITH SAME NAME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elections board said Dan J. Sullivan was ineligible to challenge Sen. Dan S. Sullivan\u2019s bid for reelection because his candidacy was designed \u201cto confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot\u2019s fairness or neutrality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the courts reversed the decision, with Justice Aimee Oravec <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alaskapublic.org\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026-06-29\/alaska-justices-sound-skeptical-of-extreme-remedy-in-case-of-2-dan-sullivans\">arguing<\/a> that \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of different ways you can distinguish these two candidates on the ballot, short of precluding access to the ballot to begin with.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third Dan Sullivan enters Alaska Senate race amid confusion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2648916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26230158035415_a51207.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70660,59361,39035],"class_list":["post-2648915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alaska-senate","tag-dan-sullivan","tag-political-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26230158035415_a51207.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648915"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648919,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648915\/revisions\/2648919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}