Dan Sullivan

“Fraud Dan Sullivan’s disgusting contempt for Alaskans and complete disregard of the law is appalling,” the NRSC said in a statement. “Mary Peltola and her Democrat cronies want to rig this election because they can’t beat Dan S. Sullivan on his Alaska First record.”

The filing marks the third complaint the NRSC has submitted over Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy. The committee has also sent a letter to Alaska’s lieutenant governor and the state’s Division of Elections asking officials to remove him from the ballot, arguing his candidacy threatens the integrity of the Senate race.

The dispute has injected controversy into one of the Democrats’ top Senate pickup opportunities in 2026. Former Rep. Mary Peltola is challenging Sen. Sullivan in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.

The senator has accused Democrats of intentionally creating voter confusion.

“They all orchestrated this on purpose to confuse Alaskans,” Sullivan said. “These guys are purposely trying to trick my constituents to rig—and I don’t use that lightly—rig an election in favor of my opponent.”

The NRSC has also pointed to several pieces of circumstantial evidence it says demonstrate coordination between Dan J. Sullivan and Democratic operatives. The committee alleged Lee, a Democratic consultant who has publicly supported Peltola, wrote Sullivan’s campaign launch press release. It also noted that Dan J. Sullivan has previously donated to Peltola and other Democratic candidates and alleged Lee’s consulting firm had performed work for political committees supporting Peltola.

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Additionally, the NRSC claimed Dan J. Sullivan falsely described himself as a Republican because his father was a lifelong Republican, alleging public voting records show his father participated in Democratic primaries in 2006 and 2024.

Alaska’s ranked choice voting system advances the top four finishers from the Aug. 18 nonpartisan primary to the November general election. Ballots are scheduled to be printed on June 28, leaving little time for any legal challenges to affect the ballot.