Early Voting in Alaska on Pace to Hit Record Amid Two Dan Sullivans Fiasco
Summary
More than 58,000 Alaskans have cast ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm election, putting early turnout ahead of the pace in 2022 and near the 2024 record. The Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and Republican Senator Dan Sullivan has drawn attention over a second candidate named Dan J. Sullivan, and the Justice Department has sued Alaska over his candidacy.Key Facts
- More than 58,000 ballots have been cast, nearly 10 percent of Alaska’s registered voters.
- The total includes more than 39,000 early votes and more than 19,000 absentee ballots.
- Early voting has exceeded the 2022 midterm pace by about 1,500 votes, with six days remaining before November 3.
- The early-voter record cited in the article is 73,146, set during the 2024 presidential election.
- Republican early voters made up nearly 27 percent of early voters, compared with 18.4 percent for Democrats, according to the Alaska Beacon.
- Dan J. Sullivan is running alongside incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan under Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system.
- Republicans allege the namesake candidate was recruited to confuse voters; Peltola’s campaign has rejected the allegations.
- The Justice Department’s lawsuit seeks to stop Alaska from certifying the election outcome if Senator Dan Sullivan loses. Trump called for Peltola and Dan J. Sullivan to be removed from the ballot.
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