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阿拉斯加朱诺——一名与阿拉斯加现任联邦参议员同名的候选人于周二晋级大选，这场选举将成为今年秋季全美最受关注的竞选之一。
现年丹·J·沙利文、对外使用丹·沙利文一名的候选人在8月18日的初选中跻身前四名，将进入11月的对决，该选举采用排序复选制。现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文以及民主党前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉也已晋级。
这位名叫沙利文的挑战者是来自彼得斯堡岛社区的退休教师，他为争取参选资格提起诉讼并最终胜诉，此前一名州高级选举官员以其参选意图混淆选民为由驳回了他的 candidacy 申请。这一指控由该参议员及其共和党盟友提出。州最高法院最终裁定丹·J·沙利文具备参选资格。
尽管这位挑战者希望以“共和党人丹·J·沙利文”的身份参选，但选举部门将其登记为无党派人士丹尼尔·J·沙利文二世。而现任参议员则被登记为共和党籍现任议员丹·S·沙利文。
丹尼尔·J·沙利文（左）与现任参议员丹·沙利文，两人均参与阿拉斯加共和党参议员初选。凯伦·迪尔曼 摄/美联社；汤姆·威廉姆斯/《国会山报》供图/美联社图片
记者周二致电寻求这位挑战者的置评请求，但未得到立即回复；发给现任参议员竞选团队工作人员的电子邮件也未获得即时回应。
特朗普总统已背书沙利文参议员寻求连任，并称另一位沙利文的参选是为了欺骗选民。丹·J·沙利文则批评现任议员接受特朗普的背书，并表示总统“更热衷于对我们的盟友加征关税，而非降低食品杂货、住房和能源成本”。
目前尚无法确定参议院大选的第四个也是最后一个参选席位将由谁获得。
此次参议院竞选是阿拉斯加初选 ballot 上三场重要竞选之一，另外两场分别为该州唯一的联邦众议院席位选举和州长选举。
在国会众议院选举中，寻求连任的共和党众议员尼克·贝吉奇与独立候选人比尔·希尔较早晋级大选，另外两个席位的归属仍暂未明朗。
在州长选举中，民主党人乔纳森·克赖斯-汤姆金斯和前州议员汤姆·贝吉奇在选举夜的计票中领跑，他们所在的候选人阵营大多为共和党人，均旨在接替现任共和党州长迈克·邓利维。汤姆·贝吉奇是尼克·贝吉奇的叔叔。共和党人贝尔纳黛特·威尔逊也于周二晋级，第四个席位的归属仍暂未可知。
阿拉斯加允许在选举日后10天内收到的缺席选票和海外选票有效，只要这些选票在选举当日盖有邮戳。
现任参议员沙利文和佩尔托拉是参议院选举的热门候选人，他们的筹款额最高且在全州范围内知名度最高。这场选举是全美为数不多的几场被认为具有竞争力、对两党掌控参议院席位的希望都至关重要的参议院竞选之一。
由于阿拉斯加采用排序复选投票制度，丹·J·沙利文出现在大选 ballot 上为这场竞选增添了变数。根据该制度，如果候选人在大选中位列第三或第四，其支持者将其他候选人作为第二选择的话，这些候选人将在决定最终获胜者的过程中发挥关键作用。
Man with same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska U.S. Senate primary
August 26, 2026 / 5:40 AM EDT / AP / CBS News
Juneau, Alaska — A candidate with the same name as Alaska’s incumbent U.S. senator advanced Tuesday to the general election in what will be one of the most closely watched races in the country this fall.
Dan J. Sullivan, who goes by Dan Sullivan, was among the top four finishers after the Aug. 18 primary and moved on to the November matchup, which is a ranked choice contest. The incumbent, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola also have advanced.
The challenger Sullivan, a retired teacher from the island community of Petersburg, sued for a spot on the ballot and succeeded after a judge invalidated a decision by a top state elections official who said he had filed his candidacy with an intent to confuse voters. The allegation was driven by claims raised by the senator and his GOP allies. The state Supreme Court ultimately ordered Dan J. Sullivan eligible for the ballot.
While the challenger sought to appear on the ballot as Republican Dan J. Sullivan, the Division of Elections listed him as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., with no party affiliation. The senator was listed as Dan S. Sullivan, Republican and incumbent.
Daniel J. Sullivan, left, and sitting Sen. Dan Sullivan, both of whom are running in Alaska’s GOP Senate primary. Karen Dillman via AP / Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call via AP Images
A call seeking comment from the challenger wasn’t immediately returned Tuesday, and emails to campaign staff for the senator also weren’t immediately returned.
President Trump endorsed Sen. Sullivan for reelection and called the other Sullivan’s candidacy an attempt to trick voters. Dan J. Sullivan criticized the incumbent for embracing Mr. Trump’s endorsement and said the president was “more interested in raising tariffs on our allies than in lowering the cost of groceries, housing and energy.”
It was too early to determine who would fill the fourth and final slot in the Senate general election race.
The Senate race was one of three major contests on Alaska’s primary ballot, which also featured races for the state’s lone U.S. House seat and governor.
In the congressional race, Republican Rep. Nick Begich, seeking a second term, advanced earlier to the general election along with independent Bill Hill. The other two spots remained too early to call.
Democrats Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Tom Begich, former state lawmakers, advanced on election night in the race for governor, topping a field of mostly Republican candidates all vying to succeed Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Tom Begich is Nick Begich’s uncle. Republican Bernadette Wilson also advanced on Tuesday, with the fourth spot remaining too early to call.
The state accepts absentee and overseas ballots up to 10 days after the primary as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.
The incumbent Sullivan and Peltola are the leading candidates in the Senate race, after raising the most money and having statewide name recognition. It’s one of a handful of Senate races around the country considered competitive and pivotal for both parties’ hopes of controlling the chamber.
Dan J. Sullivan’s presence on the general election ballot adds a twist to the race because of Alaska’s ranked choice voting system. Under it, candidates who finish third or fourth in the general election can play a crucial role in deciding the eventual winner if their supporters rank other choices beyond them.
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