Trump calls for Alaska votes cast for another Dan Sullivan to go to the incumbent

Politics · First reported 5 Nov, 13:55 · Updated 18:49

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President Trump said incumbent Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan should receive votes cast for another candidate with the same name, while votes were still being counted in the close race against Mary Peltola.

Trump called for votes cast for Dan J. Sullivan, who shares the incumbent senator’s name, to be added to the incumbent’s total.
Trump described the election as over if those votes were reassigned; the supplied coverage reports that votes were still being counted.
The incumbent and Democrat Mary Peltola were separated by less than half a percentage point as Alaska continued tabulating votes, according to the right-side report.
The report says the Department of Justice had argued that the other candidate’s presence on the ballot could confuse voters who wanted to vote for the incumbent.

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Key facts

Trump’s proposal: Give the incumbent Dan Sullivan the votes cast for Dan J. Sullivan.
Race: Alaska Senate race between incumbent Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola.
Reported margin: Less than half a percentage point while votes were still being tabulated.
Justice Department concern: It alleged that the other candidate’s presence could mislead voters seeking to vote for Sen. Sullivan.