Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan says he will accept Alaska's election outcome regardless of who wins. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state from certifying the results if the incumbent loses, arguing that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters and siphon votes. The New York Times reports that Representative Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly recruited Dan J. Sullivan as a spoiler. Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged scheme, while the Alaska Supreme Court previously upheld Dan J. Sullivan’s place on the ballot.

President Donald Trump holds a final campaign rally in South Carolina to back Senate candidates Darline Graham and Michael Whatley ahead of the 3 Nov midterm elections. He has taken part in more than 25 October events, mostly in states that vote Republican. Trump has said he feels perfect after earlier rally plans changed, and he told reporters he did not need to travel to Kansas. Nearly 10 million more Americans had voted five days before Election Day than in 2022, according to an Associated Press analysis. A federal judge in California rejected a Justice Department request to block counting of more than 20,000 ballots.

The US Justice Department has expanded its criminal investigation into claims that Democrats recruited Dan J. Sullivan Jr., a 69-year-old retired teacher, to draw votes from Republican Senator Daniel S. Sullivan, 61, in Alaska. Officials reportedly sent dozens of new grand jury subpoenas on Thursday. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered a state investigation, and Democratic candidate Mary Peltola denies initiating or knowing about the recruitment. Polls show the two leading candidates nearly tied. The allegations were first reported by The New York Times.