A top Alaska election official has ruled that a US Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot in August.

A top Alaska election official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary

A top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August primary ballot.

A top Alaska election official ruled Monday that a Senate candidate with the same name as Republican Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to be on the state’s primary ballot in August. Division of Elections

Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-AK) challenger who has the same name as the incumbent has been deemed ineligible for the Senate primary race. On Monday, Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher determined on Monday that Dan J.

Republicans alleged he entered the competitive race to syphon votes away from the incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan.

An elections official Monday disqualified a Republican candidate who shares the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. The ineligible candidate can appeal the official’s ruling.

Republicans had accused Democrats of attempting to confuse voters by boosting a candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator.