Alaska Division of Elections disqualifies challenger to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan with same name

Officials issued a final decision Monday siding with complaints by Republican groups and the incumbent that the candidate sought to misrepresent himself with the “purpose of confusing voters”

Dan Sullivan of Petersburg (left) filed to run against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Campaign photo by Dan Sullivan and photo of the senator by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

The Alaska Division of Elections announced Dan Sullivan of Petersburg is ineligible as a candidate for U.S. Senate and will be removed from the ballot. Officials said his filing was “for the purpose of confusing or misleading voters,” in a final decision issued on Monday.

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