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Alaska rules Dan Sullivan cannot run against Dan Sullivan in key Senate race

a composite image showing portraits of two older men both named Dan Sullivan
Left: Dan Sullivan, who wanted to run as a candidate in Alaska. Right: incumbent senator Dan Sullivan. Composite: Sullivan for Senate, CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

There will still be one Dan Sullivan on the ballot, but election officials in Alaska determined a second man by the same name cannot run against him in the high-stakes Senate race.

A man named Dan Sullivan, or Daniel J Sullivan Jr, filed to run as a Republican against incumbent Alaska senator Dan S Sullivan, also a Republican. Republicans filed complaints against the other Dan Sullivan, saying the candidate had coordinated with a Democratic campaign to confuse voters.

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