Dan Sullivan Namesake Is Disqualified From Alaska Senate Ballot NYT - Top Stories By: Kellen Browning 15 June 2026 at 21:46 Republicans had accused Democrats of attempting to confuse voters by boosting a candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator. © Sullivan for Senate; Eric Lee/The New York TimesAlaska’s director of elections ruled Monday that Dan J. Sullivan must be removed from the ballot for Alaska’s Senate race. The decision can be appealed to a state court.