Summary
Alaska’s Supreme Court ruled that both Republican candidates named Dan Sullivan can compete in the state’s Senate primary. The court overturned the decision by election officials who tried to remove the challenger from the ballot, but it sent back the question of how to list his name on the ballot for further review.Key Facts
- Two Republicans named Dan Sullivan want to run in Alaska’s Senate primary.
- The state supreme court ruled the challenger Sullivan can stay on the ballot.
- The court agreed with a lower judge who said election officials wrongly removed the challenger.
- The court asked election officials to decide how to list the challenger’s name on the ballot based on Alaska’s rules.
- Election officials claimed the challenger used a similar name and party to confuse voters and copied the incumbent’s campaign style.
- The challenger said he has used the nickname “Dan” for a long time and denies trying to confuse voters.
- The Democratic candidate’s campaign denied working with the challenger.
- A full written opinion from the court will be released later.
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