There are state and congressional investigations already going on into allegations that Democrats launched a scheme in Alaska to recruit a candidate for Senate with the same name as the sitting Republican senator, Dan Sullivan, and to deceive voters into supporting him.
Now the governor, Mike Dunleavy, who previously ordered one of those investigations, has confirmed that the results could determine when, or if, someone is seated in Congress.
According to a report at the Epoch Times, he explained, “We are going to investigate it, we’re going to follow the law and if we conclude that there were things that should not have happened, let me put it that way, that are illegal, we will act on that. And that may, in fact, impact whether somebody is seated in the U.S. Senate.”
He continued, “We are ready to do whatever we need to do to ensure that our elections are deemed credible. We’re going to investigate if we find out there’s wrongdoing. And if that means that the certification then is stopped or changed, then that’s what happens.”
NEW: “This thing is clearly orchestrated, by the Democratic Party… This is not a legitimate candidate.” Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy accuses Democrats of coordinating an alleged scheme involving a candidate with nearly the same name as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Dunleavy says the candidate initially filed under the name “Dan S. Sullivan,” despite going by Daniel J. Sullivan, and claims his campaign website closely resembled the incumbent’s. The governor points to new reporting from The New York Times as he raises questions about the candidate’s entry into the race. Read the latest about the scandal rocking the key Senate race in Alaska: https://t.co/69ThsWrfYK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 30, 2026
🚨 WTF?! Alaska Gov. Dunleavy just revealed the FAKE Dan Sullivan tried putting his name on the ballot with a FAKE middle initial, in order to perfectly match the REAL Dan Sullivan Fake Dan’s middle initial is J. Real Dan’s is S. Fake Dan tried putting his name on the ballot as “DANIEL S. SULLIVAN” TOTALLY FRAUDULENT!
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 29, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Over 40 GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS are confirmed to have gone out as federal AND state authorities ramp up their investigations into the FAKE Dan Sullivan running in Alaska The DOJ is investigating the DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS of Alaskans, as their votes are being diluted. Even MORE subpoenas are expected, per Fox. Democrat Mary Peltola is in some VERY hot water right now! 🔥 Gov. Dunleavy has ordered a STATE probe too, and he says the fake Sullivan refused to answer the state’s questions under oath Election day is Tuesday. 👀
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 30, 2026
Will Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy certify Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola if she wins? The governor addresses the ballot-stacking investigation and answers a key question about the election’s outcome. @BlakeBurman https://t.co/4AKhlCoogA
— NewsNation (@NewsNation) October 29, 2026
Confirmation has appeared in recent days that there are allegations that the campaign for Democrat Mary Peltola actually recruited the candidate now known as “Decoy Dan” to run, in order to create confusion and mislead voters. Alaska’s ranked-choice voting scheme creates the situation that if someone can deprive the real Republican candidate, Dan Sullivan, of votes, an also-ran like Peltola would have a greater chance of being elected.
Dunleavy ordered the investigation. He said, “We believe this individual is in fact running to pull votes using the same name as Dan Sullivan in order to throw the election towards candidate Peltola.”
Today’s New York Times reporting reveals disturbing new evidence of an organized effort to manipulate Alaska’s elections by recruiting candidates—including one with the same name as an incumbent U.S. Senator—to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes. The Alaska Division of Elections investigated these very concerns in June of this year. The new reporting substantially supports the Division’s findings. I am therefore directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether this scheme violated Alaska’s laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted. The evidence will determine what happens next. Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections. Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.
— Governor Mike Dunleavy (@GovDunleavy) October 29, 2026
Dunleavy, a Republican, confirmed civil penalties or criminal charges would be reviewed.
President Donald Trump called for Peltola to be thrown from the ballot and prosecuted, citing the apparent “perjury” involved from her campaign officials.
He described it as “voter fraud at the highest level.”
Reports now are identifying the second Dan Sullivan as “Decoy Dan.”
Peltola supporters allegedly tapped the retiree, who was recruited because of his name.
Both Sullivans appear on the ballot, along with Peltola and a fourth candidate. The Department of Justice already has asked that the confirmation of the vote be delayed pending a review of the allegedly criminal actions.
The DOJ alleges Daniel J. Sullivan, the “decoy,” who says he backed Democrats in the last three presidential elections and voted for Peltola in her 2022 and 2024 House races, is trying to fool Alaskans into thinking he is the senator.
Peltola claims it’s all a distraction, but Trump’s call was for consequences.
In a social media statement, he said, “It has just been determined that the Democrats in Alaska illegally searched for, and recruited, a man named Dan Sullivan to run against our distinguished Republican Senator, Dan Sullivan, in order to defraud, confuse, and obfuscate the Election, thereby taking votes away from the REAL Senator, San Sullivan.”
He said, “The New York Times reports that, ‘Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot. But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run – as well as other candidates.”
Trump pointed out, “The Democrats false statements were made under oath in federal court. Therefore they perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences.”
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump calls for Democrat operatives to be hit with PERJURY CHARGES after they LIED in federal court, saying they were NOT involved in recruiting a decoy Dan Sullivan on the Alaska ballot Trump also said the Democrat candidate, Mary Peltola, should be REMOVED from the ballot for this scheme: “They perjured themselves, and should be liable for very serious consequences. Mary Peltola should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot.”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 28, 2026
