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class=gnt_ar_shl>A challenger – also named Dan Sullivan – is on the ballot, and the lawsuit contends the results shouldn't be certified without an investigation of whether "voter confusion" cost the incumbent votes.</h2><div class=gnt_ar_by><a href=/staff/2648278001/bart-jansen/ data-t-l=":byline with photo|o|c|text" class="gnt_ar_by_a gnt_ar_by_a__fi"><img class=gnt_ar_by_i src="/gcdn/presto/2022/01/05/USAT/f2a3e8e1-48e2-48e8-8d22-bf1b1dd30531-mugshot.JPG?crop=3555,3555,x0,y806&width=48&height=48&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="/gcdn/presto/2022/01/05/USAT/f2a3e8e1-48e2-48e8-8d22-bf1b1dd30531-mugshot.JPG?crop=3555,3555,x0,y806&width=96&height=96&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding=async loading=eager alt="Portrait of Bart Jansen" fetchpriority=high data-t-l=":byline with photo|o|c|photo"/> Bart Jansen</a><div class=gnt_ar_pb>USA TODAY</div></div><div class=gnt_ar_dt>Updated Oct. 23, 2026, 4:16 p.m. ET</div><div class=gnt_ar_tl_w><div class="gnt_em gnt_ar_hts" data-u-sr=sub><button 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The Justice Department alleges confusion between incumbent Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Daniel J. Sullivan."></div></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>WASHINGTON – <a href=/news/politics/donald-trump/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>President Donald Trump’s</a> administration filed a lawsuit to block Alaska’s certification of the U.S. Senate race <a href=/story/news/politics/2026/09/03/trump-midterm-election-campaign-travel/91592364007/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>if Republicans lose</a>, based on confusion about the incumbent’s name.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, is defending his seat against Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola. But Sullivan has trailed the challenger with another candidate in the race, <a href=/story/news/politics/2026/08/26/dan-sullivan-alaska-us-senate-race/91469534007/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>retired schoolteacher Daniel J. Sullivan</a>.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>The Justice Department asked a federal court on Oct. 22 to declare that “any result that may be impacted by voter confusion” would violate the senator’s duties under the National Voter Registration Act’s aim to “protect the integrity of the electoral process.”</p><a class="gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el" href=/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/01/20/donald-trumps-47th-presidency-in-pictures/77839237007/ data-t-l="⚑g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo" aria-label="View Gallery - Donald Trump's second term: Actions, travels of the 47th president" target=_blank><img class=gnt_em_gl_i data-g-r=lazy data-gl-src="/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/10/18/USAT/92319049007-18259.jpg?crop=3288,1849,x0,y253&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/10/18/USAT/92319049007-18259.jpg?crop=3288,1849,x0,y253&width=1320&height=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding=async alt="" width=660 height=372 /><svg class=gnt_em_gl_i_svg><use xlink:href=#gnt_svg_camera /></svg><div class=gnt_em_gl_vg data-c-tc=111><svg class=gnt_em_gl_vg_svg><use xlink:href=#gnt_svg_rightArrow /></svg></div><div class="gnt_em_t gnt_em_t__hb" data-c-et="Donald Trump's second term: Actions, travels of the 47th president" aria-label="Donald Trump is the 47th president of the United States and the second president to serve non-consecutive terms."></div></a><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Trump told reporters Oct. 23 he directed the department to file the lawsuit.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>“I’m the one that said do it,” Trump said.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>The lawsuit asks the court to prevent the state of Alaska from certifying election results “pending an investigation to determine whether votes cast for Daniel J. Sullivan were meant to be cast for Senator Sullivan.”</p><aside aria-label=advertisement class="gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r=lazy data-gl-method=llx id=~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-news-politics-elections-4-ac1 class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>The lawsuit contends that Daniel J. Sullivan is running as a Republican despite being “a known longtime supporter of Democratic candidates.” The challenger’s website “uses a format, color scheme and overall theme similar to the public website for Senator Sullivan’s campaign,” the lawsuit said.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Daniel J. Sullivan changed his registration between the primary and general elections, and is running as unaffiliated with a party.</p><aside aria-label=advertisement class="gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r=lazy data-gl-method=llx id=~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-news-politics-elections-5-ac2 data-x-c=2 class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><aside class=gnt_ar_b_sp>More: <a href=/story/news/politics/2026/09/02/donald-trump-dan-sullivan-mary-peltola-alaska-senate/91582650007/ rel="noreferrer noopener" target=_blank data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:12|⚑u" class=gnt_ar_b_sp_a>Trump to campaign against 'phony' in Alaska as Senate race looks tight</a></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Carol Beecher, the director of the state division of elections, determined June 15 that Daniel J. Sullivan hadn’t declared a “good-faith candidacy” but instead “filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead” voters.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>“Alaska’s Division of Elections determined that Mr. Daniel J. Sullivan’s candidacy was intended to mislead voters and compromise the fairness of the ballot," Justice Department spokesperson Audrey Cook said in a statement. "Therefore, the Justice Department, consistent with the National Voter Registration Act enacted by Congress, is taking the necessary steps to ensure that this frivolous candidacy does not undermine the integrity of Alaska’s election or the will of its voters.”</p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_anc" id=gnt_atomsnc data-g-r=lazy data-gl-method=loadAnc aria-label="Newsletter signup form"></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>The challenger sought judicial review of keeping his name on the Nov. 3 ballot, and Alaska’s state Supreme Court summarily approved it.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Harry Child, a spokesperson for Peltola's campaign, blasted the lawsuit and said the campaign would fight to protect the vote of eligible voters in Alaska.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>“This is a despicable political threat to overturn an election, designed by Senator Dan Sullivan’s allies to suppress the voices of Alaskans because Sullivan is terrified he’ll lose the seat that has allowed him to enrich himself at Alaskans' expense for over a decade," Child said in a statement.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Alaska's division of elections, the defendant in the lawsuit, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class=gnt_em_img_i style=height:441px fetchpriority=high data-g-r=lazy data-gl-src="/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/10/23/USAT/92397454007-20261014-t-020440-z-742933824-rc-2-q-2-oaj-710-q-rtrmadp-3-usatrump.JPG?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/10/23/USAT/92397454007-20261014-t-020440-z-742933824-rc-2-q-2-oaj-710-q-rtrmadp-3-usatrump.JPG?width=1320&height=882&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding=async alt="Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan shakes hands with President Donald Trump on stage at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, on Oct. 13, 2026."/><div class="gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd" data-c-caption="Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan shakes hands with President Donald Trump on stage at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, on Oct. 13, 2026." data-c-credit="Evan Vucci, REUTERS"></div></figure><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Derek Muller, an election law expert at Notre Dame Law School, called the Justice Department’s legal argument “one of the worst ones I’ve ever seen.”</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>“In short, like many Department letters over the last few years, it is designed to win the press release rather than the litigation,” <a href=https://electionlawblog.org/2026/citing-preamble-to-nvra-doj-sues-to-enjoin-certification-of-alaskas-senate-race-it-wont-go-anywhere/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Muller wrote on a blog about election law</a>. </p><aside aria-label=advertisement class="gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r=lazy data-gl-method=llx id=~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-news-politics-elections-6-ac3 data-x-c=3 class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p><em>Contributing: Emily Condon</em></p></div><div class=gnt_ss data-g-r=base_sc data-ss-u=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/23/justice-department-sues-to-block-alaska-senate-certification/92397199007/ data-ss-t="DOJ sues to block Alaska from certifying Senate race if Republican loses" data-ss-d="The Justice Department sued Alaska to prevent the certification of the Senate race if Republican Sen. 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