A candidate named Dan Sullivan received 2.5% of the vote in an Alaska primary election.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
The claim is supported: the official Alaska primary results show Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. (a candidate named Dan Sullivan) received 2.47%, and AP, FactCheck.org, and CBS report about 2.5%. The post's added explanation that voters didn't know is not part of the extracted claim and is not graded here.
What was said
… We have a very good guy, Dan Sullivan. He's a very, very good, very very good senator. And what they do is, they have a Democrat, but they also found somebody in Alaska named Dan Sullivan. They put him on the ballot, and in the primaries, he got 2.5% because people didn't know. They thought it was there because he's popular guy's done a great job in Alaska, but they actually have two Dan Sullivans. So people walk in, they say, "Who the hell am I voting for?" And they did it, and let's see what happens. We've made it very clear. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The official August 18, 2026 Alaska primary Election Summary Report lists 'Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.' with 4,107 votes, or 2.47%.[3]
Supports. FactCheck.org, AP, and CBS News each report that Daniel J. Sullivan received about 2.5% of the primary vote.[1][2][4]
Context. The 2.5% candidate is Daniel J. Sullivan, a different person from Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, who received 41.4%; the claim's 'a candidate named Dan Sullivan' refers to the former.[1][3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 2 tier 2
- 1Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's Ballot - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent losesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3[PDF] Election Summary Report August 18, 2026 OFFICIAL RESULTSelections.alaska.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 4Two Dan Sullivans: What to know about Alaska's Senate race as ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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