“The Alaska Division of Elections initially ruled Dan J. Sullivan ineligible to run, the Alaska Superior Court overturned that decision, the state appealed, and the Alaska Supreme Court then ruled in favor of allowing him on the ballot.”
Attributed to The Daily Caller (reporting on actions by Alaska Division of Elections, Alaska Superior Court, and Alaska Supreme Court)
Daily Caller recounts the procedural history: Division of Elections disqualified the candidate as potentially confusing, the Alaska Superior Court overturned the disqualification, the state appealed, and the Alaska Supreme Court issued the order permitting him to run.
What the proof shows
Primary court documents and contemporary reporting show the same sequence: the Alaska Division of Elections issued a June 15, 2026 eligibility determination removing Daniel J. Sullivan from the primary ballot; an Alaska Superior Court judge (Thomas Matthews) issued a 6/26/2026 order directing the Division to include him; the Division (the State) appealed; and the Alaska Supreme Court on 6/29/2026 affirmed the superior court order and remanded to the Division to determine how to list him on the ballot. The claim’s overall impression and chronology are supported by the cited orders and contemporaneous reporting.
Corrected version
On June 15, 2026 the Alaska Division of Elections determined Daniel J. Sullivan was ineligible to appear on the U.S. Senate primary ballot; on June 26, 2026 an Alaska Superior Court judge ordered the Division to include him; the Division appealed; and on June 29, 2026 the Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the superior court’s order and remanded the matter to the Division to decide how to list him on the ballot.
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References and proof
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In the Supreme Court of the State of Alaska — Order (State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.) — Date of Order: 6/29/2026 ↗
Alaska Supreme Court (clerk)The 6/26/2026 order of the superior court directing the Division to include appellee Sullivan as a candidate for United States Senator on the primary election ballot is AFFIRMED. This matter is remanded for the Division of Elections to determine ... how appellee Sullivan shall be listed ... Date of Order: 6/29/2026.
Order on Administrative Appeal (Case No. 3AN-26-07485CI) — Superior Court of the State of Alaska (Judge Thomas A. Matthews) — 6/26/2026 ↗
Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial DistrictSuperior Court order (6/26/2026) directing the Division of Elections to include Daniel J. Sullivan on the primary ballot (order reversing the Division's disqualification).
Alaska rules Dan Sullivan cannot run against Dan Sullivan in key Senate race ↗
The GuardianDivision of Elections director Carol Beecher wrote that the declaration 'was not filed in order to declare an actual good-faith candidacy ... but was instead filed with a purpose to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot's fairness or neutrality.' (June 15, 2026).
Judge finds Alaska Division of Elections’ removal of Dan J Sullivan from US Senate race unlawful ↗
Alaska BeaconAn Anchorage judge ruled on June 26, 2026 that Dan J. Sullivan is an eligible candidate and the Division's decision to disqualify him was unlawful; the state immediately appealed, sending the case to the Alaska Supreme Court.
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