Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsAlaska Politics
5 outlets (BBC US, PBS NewsHour, CBS News, NBC News and WSJ) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 5 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Alaska”, “Senate”, “Dan”, “Sullivan”. Distinct wording: BBC US uses “Sullivans” and “alleged”; PBS NewsHour uses “inquiry” and “widens”; CBS News uses “election” and “Daniel”; NBC News uses “separating” and “requests”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- BBC US reports: “The incumbent Republican running for re-election and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to also stand in the race.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg, a small fishing community accessible only by air or water where the candidate lives.”
- CBS News reports: “Daniel J. Sullivan, the independent Alaska Senate candidate whose name is almost identical to the Republican incumbent, left his hometown of Petersburg earlier this week, multiple sources confirmed…”
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- BBC US: Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
- PBS NewsHour: FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's hometown as Alaska Senate inquiry widens
- CBS News: Daniel J. Sullivan left his Alaska hometown before Senate election
- NBC News: DOJ requests separating Alaska ballots that rank Dan J. Sullivan in Senate race
- WSJ: In Alaska, high prices for diesel and home-heating oil are driving voter anger at President Trump and Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, making the Senate race there one of the most competitive in the country
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