Elections
Senate race unresolved; criminal probe expandedKeep the Alaska count separate from the case count
Election Review is maintaining separate totals for votes and federal paperwork. Combining them would produce an impressive and unusable number.
- Executive owner
- Donald J. Trump / Justice Department
- Status
- Senate race unresolved; criminal probe expanded
- Due
- Ranked-choice tabulation not before November 18, according to November 4 report
- Paying for it
- Federal litigation resources and Alaska election administration
ACTIVITY
UpdatedThe requested hold depends on the result. No votes have been reassigned by this office.
I know which Dan I mean.
There are two Dans, very confusing situation for people who have never experienced two people having a Name. I have experienced it, many Donalds, most have not done what I've done. Now MY Dan could lose because the other Dan got votes and everybody says that's the Election..... I would like that reviewed before it becomes a very unfortunate Counting.
The challenger’s denial remains in the record. A shared first name is not a finding of intent.
Counsel has requested a theory of relief that does not require knowing which candidate won first.
I said review the Dan situation. Don't bill me for researching every Donald.
And I want both middle initials on the briefing, LARGE. If a single letter can require federal litigation we should at least be able to read it.
The amended complaint adds allegations to the existing request.
I know which Sullivan I endorsed. Very clear to ME.
The competing accounts and denials remain in the record.
A ballot should be easy to read, you shouldn't need to bring a little genealogist into the booth. Family trees, middle initials, everybody explaining a different Dan. I have one endorsement and suddenly it's a matching exercise!
I want the actual order when there is one.
The requested certification block has not been recorded as granted.
Then don't put a STOP sign on the screen. I can tell the difference between asking for a sign and having one.
Additional investigators do not change the standard of proof.
I asked about Dan, now there is a whole Department of Dans.
They'll need middle initials on the folders, BIG ones. I have seen offices where everything says confidential and nobody can find the actual thing, very confidential from the people supposed to read it! Get the right Sullivan on the right folder.
Names will be checked against the underlying documents.
I want facts in mine.
Findings remain pending.
And no giant stack just for the photograph. I've seen a very impressive stack turn out to be mostly dividers.
I have standing. I was standing when I asked about Dan.
The term concerns who can bring this lawsuit. Furniture is not implicated.
We brought the entire United States and somehow it wasn't the right person! Tremendous country, wrong visitor badge. I would like the appeal people to explain how we got all the way to Alaska without being allowed in the case.
The ruling leaves the requested certification hold ungranted.
I want the judge's actual words in the folder, including the words I don't particularly enjoy.
The dismissal and appeal are filed separately.
Good. I don't want APPEAL stamped over the part saying what happened. Makes a terrible map of where we are.
I want the ballot number, not the envelope number.
Vote tabulation and investigative correspondence are recorded in different fields.
Every time I ask how many they send another kind of How Many. Ballots, notices, people named Dan, I did not request an Alaska inventory of everything that can be counted. Put a heading over it, a big heading.
The allegations and denials remain attached to the investigation.
I can wait for a number that means something.
But don't make me open three spreadsheets to find out we're still waiting. That's waiting with extra buttons.
The unresolved result remains explicitly marked.
PUBLIC RECORD
Reuters reported October 23 that DOJ sued Thursday to block certification of an Alaska Senate result potentially affected by confusion between incumbent Dan S. Sullivan and challenger Dan J. Sullivan Jr. Trump said he initiated the action. The challenger denies intending to confuse voters; Alaska’s Supreme Court permitted his candidacy in June. Senator Lisa Murkowski opposed the suit, and election-law experts disputed its legal basis. The requested block was not a court ruling. October 30 update: DOJ amended its Alaska complaint October 29, alleging recruitment of a similarly named candidate to help Mary Peltola and seeking a certification block if incumbent Dan Sullivan narrowly loses. Reuters could not independently verify the underlying New York Times report. Peltola's campaign previously denied involvement with either Sullivan campaign; the DSCC denied involvement. The challenger denied intending confusion. The filing is not a ruling. October 31 update: On October 30, prosecutor Michael Heyman announced increased FBI resources and several assigned prosecutors. Possible offenses remained unspecified. Peltola, the DSCC and the challenger denied involvement or coordination. Reuters could not independently confirm the underlying recruitment report. Investigation is not proof of a crime. November 2 update: Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed the Alaska certification lawsuit November 1 for lack of standing, finding no workable ballot investigation that preserved voter secrecy. DOJ said it would appeal and characterized the ruling as procedural. Peltola and the challenger deny the recruitment or voter-confusion allegations; Reuters had not verified the underlying recruitment report. The dismissal does not resolve the separate criminal investigation. Reuters reported November 2 that DOJ had appealed. November 5 update: Reuters reported November 4 that Alaska's Senate race remained unresolved and ranked-choice tabulation would not occur before November 18. Citing people familiar with the investigation, it reported more than 140 letters, subpoenas and notices in DOJ's expanded probe. Peltola's campaign denies recruiting the similarly named candidate; Marc Elias denies wrongdoing. Investigative notices are not evidence of guilt. The earlier civil dismissal and appeal remain separate.
Reuters · Alaska certification lawsuit · 2026-10-23 ↗
Reuters via WIXX · Full report · 2026-10-23 ↗
Reuters · Amended Alaska complaint · 2026-10-29 ↗
U.S. District Court · Order dismissing action · 2026-11-01 ↗
Reuters · Alaska dismissal and announced appeal · 2026-11-01 ↗