Alaska Senate battle intensifies as Sullivan moves to stop Peltola’s lawsuit over rejected absentee ballot records
Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign moved Monday to intervene in a lawsuit filed by Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign, arguing that the case would require Alaska election officials to disregard state law. The candidates remain separated by a narrow margin after last week’s election. Peltola’s campaign sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Friday, seeking records […]
Former Alaska lawmaker shares details about a mysterious recruiter as the FBI and Congress take a closer look at “Decoy Dan”
A former Alaska Republican lawmaker says the FBI interviewed him after an operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter and tried to persuade him to run for the U.S. Senate. The episode is drawing attention as Congress investigates an alleged effort to put a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot to siphon votes […]
Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi are divided by extremely close vote margins
Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain extremely close, with vote counting still underway days after the midterm elections. In Mississippi, where 95.6% of ballots had been counted by Thursday morning, Democrat Scott Colom held a lead of 1,138 votes over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom had 464,926 votes to Hyde-Smith’s 463,788. Alaska’s contest […]
Republican Dan Sullivan confident he retained his Senate seat in Alaska despite alleged cheating
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan says he believes he will hold onto his Alaska seat, even as he trails Democratic challenger Mary Peltola and faces allegations of a so-called “Decoy Dan” scheme. As of Thursday morning, with about 75% of the vote counted, Sullivan was 637 votes behind Peltola. Another candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, whom Peltola’s […]
Trump administration warns alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ plotters in Alaska election spoiler investigation
The Justice Department has sent more than 20 letters notifying people they are targets of an investigation or asking them to preserve records, as it examines Daniel J. Sullivan’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Alaska, according to two people familiar with the matter. The investigation began in July under President Donald Trump’s administration. It […]
Alaska voter ‘disgusted’ by reported ‘decoy Dan’ scheme switches support from Peltola to Sullivan
One Alaska voter said an account of an alleged scheme involving a lookalike candidate changed his mind about the Senate race. He now plans to vote for Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, after previously considering Democrat Mary Peltola, a former U.S. representative. The contest uses ranked-choice voting and has drawn national attention because another candidate […]
DOJ faces a difficult challenge in its Alaska election appeal as a separate criminal investigation continues
The Justice Department is facing a steep legal challenge as it tries to revive its lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate ballot, legal experts say. With voting set to end Tuesday, they doubt the government can obtain practical relief in time. A separate criminal investigation is still underway. DOJ appealed after U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed […]
Two Dan Sullivans, one Alaska ballot, and a very underhanded trick
Even if Mary Peltola wins Alaska’s Senate race on Tuesday, I don’t think Americans should treat the result as fully legitimate. That responsibility rests with her campaign, and with the party if the reported scheme is borne out. For years, Democrats and their allies have warned that election-related misinformation threatens democracy. The Biden administration spoke […]
Department of Justice plans to appeal decision in Alaska Senate race dispute over ‘Decoy Dan’
A federal judge on Sunday rejected the Justice Department’s effort to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election, turning down the Trump administration’s request just two days before the midterms. The department said it would appeal. The lawsuit focused on two candidates with similar names: Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. […]
Tim Scott calls alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ plot a crime as a federal investigation shakes Alaska
Tim Scott Says DOJ Subpoenas Validate Warnings About Alleged Alaska ‘Decoy’ Candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said he felt vindicated after reports that the Justice Department had issued dozens of subpoenas in Alaska. The National Republican Senatorial Committee chair said Republicans had spent months warning about an alleged effort to recruit a “decoy” candidate in […]