Republican governor of Alaska
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Joe Gruters said Friday that Republicans will win five Senate races that forecasters lean toward Democrats, while admitting the generic ballot is "not doing so hot." A final Emerson poll shows Democrats up 10 points.
The filing, five days before the midterm election, asks that ballots ranking the second Dan Sullivan be preserved and kept separate while the government investigates whether voters were confused. Alaska's governor has already ordered a state investigation into Mary Peltola's campaign.
U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman confirmed a criminal investigation into the 'Dan J. Sullivan' candidacy, four days before the election. The Justice Department rarely does that, and the race could help decide control of the Senate.
U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman says new reporting on the Alaska Senate race has brought a surge of law enforcement resources, but he won't say what crimes are being investigated. The Justice Department plans to ask a court for an injunction by Monday, the day before the election.
An election-law expert says Alaska's governor plays no role in certifying results, while a Justice Department suit and a state investigation hang over a Senate race that could decide control of the chamber. The certification timeline runs weeks past Tuesday.
A federal judge in Anchorage is keeping the Justice Department's lawsuit on a fast track, with a ruling possible before Tuesday's election. The suit seeks to delay certification of the Alaska Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses by a margin tied to voter confusion over a second candidate named Dan Sullivan.
The Justice Department's amended complaint says Peltola's campaign and the Democrats' Senate campaign arm misled the court. Peltola denies knowing of any scheme, and an Alaska lawyer says the new claims don't make the case stronger.
Democrat Mary Peltola denies knowing about the same-name challenger on Alaska's Senate ballot, while Gov. Mike Dunleavy says certification could be 'stopped or changed' if an investigation finds wrongdoing — four days before the midterm election.
Four days before the midterm election, the controversy over a second Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot has grown into a federal criminal investigation and a state probe, and now raises the question of whether a Senator Peltola would be seated at all.
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola said she knew nothing about the namesake candidate on Alaska's ballot. The Justice Department escalated its criminal probe days before an election that could decide control of the Senate.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, told NewsNation that the state's Senate election certification could be halted or altered depending on an investigation into ballot-stacking allegations against Democrat Mary Peltola. Peltola's campaign denies involvement.
Eric Hafner is serving 20 years in federal prison and has never lived in Alaska. He is the only registered Democrat on the state's U.S. House ballot, and the state GOP went to court in 2024 to keep him on it.
Federal prosecutors are seeking records from Democratic officials tied to an effort to put a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot, and the department has amended its lawsuit to block certification of the race. No one has been charged.
Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy directed the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether an alleged scheme to recruit a second Dan Sullivan violated Alaska law. The Senate race is one of the tightest in the country, and the probe lands five days before the Nov. 3 midterm.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, backed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor a week before the midterm election, passing over three Republicans including Trump-endorsed Bernadette Wilson.
