Trump Demands Vote Reallocation in Alaska Senate Race to Favor Sullivan

Donald Trump has called for the immediate reallocation of votes in Alaska’s Senate race to favor the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan.

The 80-year-old former president made the demand via a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning, following a narrow margin in the contest.

The Daily Beast reported that Trump’s post targeted what he described as a “rigged election” involving two candidates with similar names. He argued that votes cast for a different Dan Sullivan should be transferred to the sitting senator to ensure a decisive victory.

In his social media post, Trump stated, “All votes going to the Fake Dan Sullivan, which was done solely for the purpose of fraud and confusion, should immediately be given to the Real Dan Sullivan (Senator!).” He further claimed that the presence of a second candidate was a tool used by Democrats to split the conservative vote.

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The election features a tight race between Democratic candidate Mary Peltola and the Republican incumbent, Dan S. Sullivan. The confusion stems from the presence of Dan J. Sullivan Jr., a schoolteacher, who is also on the ballot. Trump alleges that Democratic operatives placed Sullivan Jr. on the ballot to siphon votes away from the incumbent.

While a New York Times report in October suggested that Democratic operatives sought a namesake to create confusion, Mary Peltola has denied any connection to such a plot. Current vote totals show a close race:

Trump Demands Alaska Votes for 'Fake Dan Sullivan' Go to GOP Senator

Candidate	Vote Percentage	Approximate Vote Count/Status
Mary Peltola (D)	48.6%	Leading
Dan S. Sullivan (R)	47.5%	Trailing by approximately 2,500 votes
Dan J. Sullivan Jr.	1.67%	3,651 votes
Gerald Heikes (R)	2.2%	4,865 votes

Trump also directed that votes for Gerald Heikes, a third-place GOP candidate, be added to the incumbent’s total. He claimed Heikes ascended to the general election because another candidate, David Leslie, dropped out, an event Trump characterized as an intentional Democratic maneuver to divide Republican support.

The demand for manual reallocation of votes does not align with Alaska’s established electoral procedures. Because no candidate has secured more than 50 percent of the vote, the state’s ranked-choice voting system will trigger a secondary counting stage.

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This process is designed to redistribute votes from candidates who did not reach the majority threshold, rather than allowing for the arbitrary transfer of votes requested by political figures. Under these rules, the election remains unsettled until the full tabulation is complete.

The secondary counting stage is expected to begin on November 18. Until that process concludes, the final winner of the Senate seat remains unconfirmed.