若两名沙利文双双晋级，这一姓名混淆问题在阿拉斯加的排序选择投票制度下可能产生重大影响
2026年6月27日晚8:46 美国东部时间 / 福克斯新闻
作者：布里·斯蒂姆森 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年6月27日晚8:46 美国东部时间 | 更新时间：2026年6月27日晚8:50 美国东部时间
民主党激进派浪潮撼动中期选举，政党领导层现分歧
《华尔街日报》记者奥利维亚·比弗斯探讨中期选举前民主党内部的派系斗争。
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一名法官于周五裁定，另一位以共和党身份参选、与联邦共和党参议员丹·沙利文同名的男子，有资格在8月阿拉斯加初选中与他对决。
高等法院法官托马斯·马修斯的裁决推翻了选举部门主任卡罗尔·比彻本月早些时候做出的将第二名沙利文从选票上除名的决定。
马修斯周五裁定，比彻在决定取消沙利文参选资格时，未遵循美国宪法、阿拉斯加州法律以及选举部门自身的规定。
“相反，该决定是基于一项全新的、此前从未阐明的‘善意’标准，”法官写道。
在她的裁决中，比彻表示，丹·J·沙利文——一位最近才将党派归属改为共和党的退休教师——并非“出于善意”开展竞选活动，而是试图在投票中“混淆或误导”选民。
这位共和党参议员正寻求连任第三届参议员职位。
同名候选人因被指民主党诡计混淆选民 遭关键参议院竞选除名
阿拉斯加州联邦参议院候选人丹·J·沙利文在阿拉斯加彼得斯堡拍照。（凯蒂·霍姆伦德/美联社）
民主党人希望前联邦众议员、阿拉斯加州民主党人玛丽·佩尔托拉能在11月的选举中击败他，参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默曾助力佩尔托拉参选。
阿拉斯加是两党争夺参议院控制权的多个关键摇摆州之一。
选举部门周六对美联社表示，计划就该裁决向州最高法院提起上诉。
州检察官表示，最终裁决的截止日期为周二，以确保8月18日的初选选票能够按时付印。
这位参议员此前告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他认为丹·J·沙利文是民主党安插的棋子。
幕后博弈：选举日前影响投票结果的法律挑战
阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文在华盛顿国会山向记者发表讲话。（马克·希费尔贝恩/美联社资料图）
“他参选的主要目的不是赢得选举，而是混淆阿拉斯加选民，为我的民主党对手操纵选举，”沙利文说，“他参选不是为了获胜，而是为了操纵选举。”
鉴于阿拉斯加采用排序选择投票制度，选民需按偏好顺序列出候选人，这一姓名混淆问题可能会产生尤其重大的影响。
如果丹·J·沙利文得以留在初选选票上，他与现任参议员丹·S·沙利文都有可能晋级大选，届时将有前四名得票者进入最终角逐。
丹·J·沙利文的律师团队辩称，美国宪法中规定的参议院参选资格仅有三项：年龄、公民身份和居住权。
特朗普总统强调中期选举投票的重要性
前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉被视为这位参议员的主要民主党竞争对手。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社资料图）
他此前也曾表示，与这位参议员同名让他拥有了“现成的宣传平台”，但他对这位议员感到不满，考虑自行参选已有一段时间。
然而选举部门辩称，并无义务将其列入选票，也无需采取措施降低选民的混淆程度。
阿拉斯加州司法部律师瑞秋·威蒂以及外部律师克里斯托弗·默里和迈克尔·弗朗西斯科在法庭文件中写道：“宪法并未要求各州将虚假候选人列入选票，再通过设计选项来弥补由此造成的损害。”
挑战者沙利文的律师团队辩称，宪法规定的参议院参选资格仅有三项，仅涉及年龄、公民身份和居住权，并主张比彻无权将其从选票上除名。
福克斯新闻的亚当·帕克、亚历克斯·米勒以及美联社为本报道撰稿。
Judge rules Republican with same name as Sen Dan Sullivan can stay on Alaska primary ballot
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A judge ruled on Friday that another man running as a Republican, who shares the same name as Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, is eligible to run against him in the August primary in Alaska.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a decision made by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher earlier this month to disqualify the second Sullivan from the ballot.
Matthews on Friday ruled that Beecher didn’t follow the Constitution, Alaska law or the division’s own regulations when deciding to disqualify Sullivan.
“Instead, the decision was based upon a new, previously unstated, ‘good faith’ criteria,” the judge wrote.
In her determination, Beecher said that Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who recently changed his party affiliation to the GOP, did not launch his campaign “in good faith,” and sought to “confuse or mislead” voters at the ballot box.
The Republican senator is seeking a third term in the state.
SAME-NAME CANDIDATE DISQUALIFIED FROM KEY SENATE RACE OVER ALLEGED DEM SCHEME TO CONFUSE VOTERS
Dan J. Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo in Petersburg, Alaska.(Katie Holmlund/Associated Press)
Democrats are hoping that former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y., helped recruit into the race, will unseat him in November.
Alaska is one of several states that are expected to be competitive as both parties vie for control of the Senate.
The Division of Elections told The Associated Press on Saturday that it plans to appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court.
The deadline for a final ruling is Tuesday so that ballots for the Aug. 18 primary can be printed on time, state attorneys have said.
The senator previously told Fox News Digital that he believes Dan J. Sullivan is a Democrat plant.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP, File)
“His primary purpose is not to win an election, it’s to confuse Alaskans and rig the vote for my opponent, the Democrat,” Sullivan said. “He’s not in it to win it. He’s in it to rig it.”
The name confusion could prove particularly consequential in Alaska given its ranked-choice voting system, where voters list candidates in order of preference.
If Dan J. Sullivan is allowed to stay on the primary ballot, both he and incumbent Dan S. Sullivan could advance to the general election in which the top four vote-getters will appear.
Dan J. Sullivan’s attorneys have argued that there are only three qualifications to run for the Senate in the Constitution: age, citizenship and residency.
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Former Rep. Mary Peltola is considered the senator’s main Democratic rival.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu, File)
He also previously said that sharing a name with the senator gave him an “instant megaphone,” but he had grown frustrated with the lawmaker and had been considering his own run for some time.
The Division of Elections, however, argued that it’s not required to put him on the ballot and find a way to make it less confusing for voters.
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“The Constitution does not require States to place a sham candidate on the ballot and then attempt to mitigate the damage through design choices,” attorney Rachel Witty, of the Alaska Department of Law, and outside attorneys Christopher Murray and Michael Francisco wrote in court filings.
Attorneys for the challenger Sullivan argued that the Constitution lays out three exclusive qualifications for the Senate, addressing only age, citizenship and residency, and claimed Beecher didn’t have the right to kick him off the ballot.
Fox News’ Adam Pack, Alex Miller and The Associated Press contributed to this report.