与现任同名的共和党挑战者在阿拉斯加州联邦参议员初选中晋级

8月18日，阿拉斯加州联邦参议员初选结果揭晓，现任共和党参议员 Dan S. Sullivan、民主党前众议员 Mary Peltola 以及与现任同名的挑战者 Dan J. Sullivan 均跻身前四名，将共同进入11月的排序选择制大选 1。挑战者 Dan J. Sullivan 来自彼得斯堡岛社区，是一名退休教师 1。在选举部门公布的名单中，他被列为无党派的 Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.，而现任参议员则被列为共和党的 Dan S. Sullivan 1。由于两人姓名几乎相同，引发了选票混淆争议 2。现任参议员指责挑战者受民主党指使，意图混淆支持者 2。此前，挑战者曾因被指意图混淆选民而遭到阻挠，但最终经州最高法院裁定获得了参选资格 1。

现任共和党参议员 Dan S. Sullivan 正在寻求第三个任期 2。他获得了特朗普总统的背书 1。他的主要竞争对手、民主党候选人 Mary Peltola 曾担任美国众议院代表 2。民调数据显示，Sullivan 与 Peltola 的支持率十分接近 2。此外，阿拉斯加州自2008年以来未曾选出过民主党籍参议员 2。

在阿拉斯加州的其他初选中，Nick Begich 在国会众议员竞选中晋级，Tom Begich 与 Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 则在州长竞选中晋级 1。此外，缺席票和海外票在初选结束后的10天内仍可计入，只要邮戳为选举日当天 1。

In the Alaska U.S. Senate primary held on August 18, challenger Dan J. Sullivan, who shares the same name as the incumbent Republican senator, advanced among the top four candidates and will join incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democratic former U.S. House representative Mary Peltola in the November ranked-choice general election 1. The incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan is seeking a third term 2. Democratic candidate Mary Peltola is a former U.S. House representative 2. Polls indicate that the support rates between Sullivan and Peltola are closely matched 2. Notably, Alaska has not elected a Democratic senator since 2008 2.

Challenger Dan J. Sullivan is a retired teacher from the Petersburg Island community 1. Because his name is nearly identical to the incumbent's, it has sparked controversy over potential voter confusion 2. Incumbent Dan S. Sullivan accused the fellow party candidate of being directed by Democrats to confuse supporters 2. Previously, the challenger faced obstacles due to allegations of intending to confuse voters, but the state Supreme Court ultimately ruled that he was eligible to run 1. On the ballot, election officials listed the challenger as the non-partisan Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., while the incumbent is listed as the Republican Dan S. Sullivan 1. Furthermore, President Trump has endorsed the incumbent Dan Sullivan 1.

In other races, Nick Begich advanced in the U.S. House congressional race, while Tom Begich and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins advanced in the gubernatorial race 1. Regarding vote counting, absentee and overseas ballots can still be counted up to 10 days after the primary, provided they are postmarked on Election Day 1.