The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a Republican attempt to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot.
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Letters from an AmericanOct 27, 2026
The Alaska Supreme Court rejected the Republican-backed effort to remove Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. from the ballot, affirming a lower court ruling that reversed the Division of Elections' removal. Multiple tier1 outlets (The Hill, AP, Snopes, FactCheck.org) report this, and the extracted claim matches the post's own wording without adding anything.
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… The Republicans' complaint is that a candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan is also on the ballot, and they are currently claiming that if the Republican incumbent loses, it will be as a result of voter confusion. But the Alaska Supreme Court has already rejected a Republican attempt to get Daniel J. Sullivan removed, and the Alaska Republican Party chose how to identify the two Sullivans. The incumbent is listed as the Republican incumbent, while the other Sullivan is listed without a party affiliation. …
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Supports. The Hill reports the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling that overturned Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher's decision to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot, and said he could remain.[4]
Supports. The AP reports that the Alaska Supreme Court rejected a previous Republican effort to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot, with Republican state officials having made the ballot-listing decisions.[1]
Supports. The Inquirer, reprinting AP coverage, states that both a state court and Alaska's Supreme Court disagreed with the attempt to remove the second Sullivan and kept him on the ballot.[5]
Supports. Snopes and FactCheck.org both report that the Alaska Supreme Court permitted Daniel J. Sullivan to remain on the ballot, consistent with the removal attempt being rejected.[2][3]
Context. The removal attempt was initiated by the Alaska Republican Party's complaint and carried out by the state elections director, so the Republican side is accurately described as the party seeking removal. The Supreme Court's ruling itself came in June 2026, before the post was made.[4][6]
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6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Trump administration sues to block possible Democratic win in ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2What is ballot-stacking and is it illegal? Alaska Senate race controversy, explainedsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Explaining the Case of the Two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's Ballot - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Alaska Supreme Court affirms other Dan Sullivan can stay on ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 5DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly losesinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6United States v. Alaskaacluak.org · not rated · cited for: context
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- The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the second Dan Sullivan could be on the ballot.True
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- The Alaska Supreme Court previously ruled that the second Dan Sullivan could remain on the ballot.True
- The Department of Justice sued Alaska regarding voter confusion caused by two candidates named Dan Sullivan appearing on the ballot.True
- There are two candidates named Dan Sullivan running for office in Alaska.True