Trump Says Votes for Second Dan Sullivan Should Go to Alaska's Incumbent Senator

President Donald Trump said Thursday on Truth Social that the vote totals for Dan J. Sullivan, an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, and for another minor candidate should be given to the incumbent. He declared the election over and said there was no other fair solution. As of Thursday morning, Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman, led by less than one point with 75% of the vote counted. The Associated Press count showed Sullivan trailing by 637 votes. Alaska accepts mail ballots for up to 15 days after Election Day and must tabulate ranked-choice votes, so it will likely be the last race called in the 2026 midterms. Four candidates appear on the general election ballot regardless of party. Trump has made the race a focus of his closing message and calls Dan J. Sullivan, a retired school teacher with no political experience, a Democratic plant. The Justice Department has sought to intervene, citing voter confusion, and recently sent target letters to Democratic operatives. Sullivan says he is confident he kept his seat. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by a tenth of a point with 96% counted.

Left-leaning Raw Story, the only left outlet here, presents the post as a new Trump demand to flip the race. Its headline repeats his "no other fair solution" line, and the available text is only an author biography, with no figures or other voices. On the right, the Washington Examiner leads with Trump's words and quotes his post at length. It adds Peltola's narrow lead, Alaska's ballot rules, the Mississippi race and Dan J. Sullivan's background. The Blaze instead leads with Sullivan's confidence, refers to alleged cheating and a "Decoy Dan" scheme, and cites the 637-vote gap. Both sides report Trump's Thursday demand. The left casts it as an attempt to overturn the count, while the right treats it as a declaration about an alleged decoy tactic. Axios stands apart by noting the Justice Department's involvement and target letters.