On June 29, 2026, the Alaska Supreme Court issued an order that the Alaska Division of Elections must allow Dan Sullivan (R), a retired teacher, to run in the top-four primary for the U.S. Senate in Alaska. As a result, Sullivan will be on the same ballot as incumbent U.S. Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan (R-Alaska), whom voters first elected in 2014.
In the order, the Court stated that the Division of Elections may decide how Sullivan's name would appear on the ballot.
After Sullivan filed to run on May 29, 2026, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) sent a letter to Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher and Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom (R), who supervises the Division of Elections. In the letter, the NRSC requested that the Division of Elections investigate whether Sullivan entered the race to confuse voters and siphon votes from the incumbent to help another candidate, former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (D).
