Alaska Governor Launches Probe into Alleged Democratic Vote-Splitting Scheme
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced on 29 October that he had opened a probe into allegations that Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign recruited a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to split the vote. The controversy stems from a lawsuit the U. S.
Justice Department filed on 21 October seeking to block certification of Alaska's 2026 Senate election, arguing that the presence of two candidates with the same name could confuse voters. Democratic-aligned groups later moved to intervene in the case, while President Donald Trump publicly called for the removal and prosecution of the candidates, saying the scheme was a Democratic effort to undermine the election.