# Why are two Dan Sullivans running in the midterms?

https://mins.news/en/video/121816

- BBC News, 2026-10-30 02:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNaiP5rNAwg

> Alaska’s Republican governor has ordered an investigation into an alleged scheme that put two candidates named Dan Sullivan in the state’s US Senate race. Donald Trump called it “fraud,” saying it was intended to confuse voters and divert votes from the Republican candidate.

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