The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit regarding the presence of Daniel Sullivan on the Alaska ballot.
Posted by Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar, Checked
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Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarOct 27, 2026
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on October 22, 2026, concerning the presence of Daniel J. Sullivan on the Alaska Senate ballot, so the claim was true as of the October 27 posting date.
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… That's been let's put E4 up on the screen, because this is the most significant action that we've got to date: "Why legal experts see the Justice Department's Alaska election challenge as dubious." So basically, they filed suit saying, hey, if incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan loses, we think it was unfair because there's another guy named Dan Sullivan who is also on the ballot. And this question has already been litigated in Alaska, going all the way up to the Alaska Supreme Court, and they ruled that he could remain on the ballot. …
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Supports. Multiple tier-1 outlets (AP, Reuters, FactCheck.org, NBC) report that the DOJ filed suit on October 22 seeking to block certification of the Senate result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, citing voter confusion from the other Daniel Sullivan on the ballot.[1][2][3][4]
Supports. The court case record lists United States v. State of Alaska, filed October 22, 2026, seeking to prevent certification if Daniel S. Sullivan loses because the inclusion of Daniel J. Sullivan may have confused voters.[4]
Context. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit on November 1, finding the federal government lacked standing and that the requested relief would likely violate ballot secrecy; DOJ filed a notice of appeal the same day.[1][2][5]
Context. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which describes the DOJ suit about the second Dan Sullivan on the ballot; the post's 'they' refers to the Justice Department.[3]
Sources
5 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2
- 1Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent losesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2US judge dismisses Trump election lawsuit in Alaskareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's Ballot - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 4Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Judge tosses DOJ Alaska lawsuit over U.S. Senate racenpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
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