The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election result if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan narrowly loses to Democrat Mary Peltola in the November 3 midterms. The reason? Another candidate named Dan Sullivan is also on the ballot. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the department argued that the second Sullivan, a retired teacher who registered as a Republican, is deliberately trying to confuse voters. Alaska’s Supreme Court has already ruled that both candidates may remain on the ballot. So who are the two Dan Sullivans, and what could the lawsuit mean for the election?
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