President Donald Trump demanded that votes cast for independent candidate Daniel J.
Sullivan in Alaskas unresolved U.S. Senate race be given immediately to Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, calling the similarly named candidate a Fake Dan Sullivan put on the ballot for fraud and confusion..
Dan Sullivan PLUS Dan Sullivan wins the Alaska Election by thousands of votes, Trump wrote on Truth Social. All votes going to the Fake Dan Sullivan, which was done solely for the purpose of fraud and confusion, should immediately be given to the Real Dan Sullivan (Senator!) Likewise the votes of the second fraudulent candidate, also put up by the Dems. He added, There should be no question concerning this Rigged Election. Time is of the essence!!!
As of Mondays update from the Alaska Division of Elections, Democrat Mary Peltola led Sen. Sullivan 106,321 to 103,804 in first-choice votes, or 48.6% to 47.5%, a margin of 2,517 votes, with more than 220,000 ballots counted and neither candidate at 50%. Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher from Petersburg, had 3,651 first-choice votes, or 1.7%, and Republican Gerald Heikes of Palmer had 4,865, or 2.2%. The New York Times previously reported that senior advisers to Peltolas campaign coordinated with people seeking to recruit the second Sullivan and encourage other candidates to enter the race; Peltolas campaign has denied involvement in his candidacy.
The Justice Department sought to intervene, arguing that the second Sullivans presence on the ballot threatened to mislead voters intending to support the incumbent, but a federal judge dismissed the departments effort to delay certification, and the government appealed. Under Alaskas ranked-choice system, if no candidate wins more than 50% of first-choice votes, the lowest finishers are eliminated and their ballots are transferred by next preference; official ranked-choice tabulation is scheduled for November 18, with certification expected November 25.
Trumps proposal to automatically assign ballots cast for other candidates to the incumbent is not permitted under Alaskas election rules, and more early and absentee ballots were still expected to be added after Mondays count.
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