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Two Sullivans Split Vote
Alaska Republicans suspect that Democrats recruited retired teacher Daniel Jay Sullivan Jr. to run for the Senate against Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and split the vote, but Mary Peltola and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee denied any involvement. State rules allow anyone to run by paying $100, after which the top four finishers in the primary advance to the November ballot, where voters rank three candidates. Supporters of the system say it reduces the effect of similar names. The article documents similar cases spanning decades, including one in Florida in 2020, when a candidate named Rodriguez received 6,382 votes and the Democratic candidate lost by 32 votes. A former Republican official was later jailed for 60 days for his role in supporting the candidate.
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