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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ryan Patrick Jones

Alaska Senate candidate under investigation over alleged voter confusion scheme

In this image provided by Karen Dillman, Alaska Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, one of the challengers to the incumbent senator, also named Dan Sullivan, poses for a photo on a hike - (AP)

Alaska’s Senate race has taken an unusual turn, with an incumbent Republican senator facing a challenger who shares his exact name and party affiliation, sparking accusations of a deliberate attempt to confuse voters.

Dan Sullivan, a candidate from Petersburg, acknowledges that sharing a name with the sitting senator gives him "an instant megaphone" in the crowded primary, but vehemently denies that his campaign is a sham or orchestrated by Democrats.

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