5 highlights from primary elections in Florida, Wyoming and Alaska
3. Candidates with the same name look likely to advance to the general election
In Alaska primaries, all candidates run on the same ballot, with the top four finishers advancing to the general election regardless of partisan affiliation. While Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, are advancing to the general election, the Alaska Senate race could find itself in a unique situation as the candidate who currently has the third-highest number of votes is also named Dan Sullivan.
This did not go unnoticed by Trump as he issued a series of endorsements heading into primary day.
In a Truth Social post Tuesday, the president urged Alaskans to “Be careful” and “VOTE FOR THE REAL DAN SULLIVAN TODAY.” He warned that “The Dumocrats know how good he is and have put up an imposter of the same name” before reiterating his call to “Vote for the ‘INCUMBENT SENATOR,’” adding “Don’t let these Fraudsters get away with this HOAX.”
Unofficial results show the other Dan Sullivan taking 2.4% of the vote, which would be enough to secure a spot in the general election if the numbers do not change much. While Trump accused Democrats of working to ensure Daniel J. Sullivan takes a spot in the general election, the challenger is running as a Republican.
The general election will use ranked-choice voting, meaning that voters will rank the candidates in order of preference. The two candidates with the lowest vote totals will be eliminated and their votes will be transferred to the remaining candidates.
The RealClearPolitics average of polls sampling voter intentions in a one-on-one matchup between Peltola and Sen. Sullivan, who are expected to be the final two candidates standing after ranked-choice voting, shows Peltola leading by 2 percentage points.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
