2026-06-09 04:17:34 UTC / 路透社
作者：瑞安·帕特里克·琼斯
2026年6月9日 04:17 UTC 更新于3小时前
6月8日（路透社）——阿拉斯加首席选举官员周一启动对一名联邦参议院候选人的调查，该候选人与共和党现任参议员丹·沙利文同名，原因是有指控称这名挑战者登记参选是为了误导选民。
负责阿拉斯加州选举事务的共和党副州长南希·达尔斯特伦表示，此次调查将确认小丹尼尔·詹姆斯·沙利文——他在竞选网站上使用“丹·沙利文”这一名字——是否能够出现在8月18日的初选中。
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达尔斯特伦在给这名挑战者的信中表示，州政府收到了可信指控，称他与另一竞选团队串通，利用相同的姓名和政党身份牟利。
达尔斯特伦在信中写道，有指控称沙利文意图“混淆或欺骗”那些希望连任参议员沙利文的选民，使其误将选票投给他本人。
她表示，如果指控属实，那么这“不仅是对选民的欺骗，还会损害另一位候选人的权利”。
这名挑战者的竞选团队未立即置评，参议员沙利文的竞选团队也未回应。
这位非现任议员沙利文曾是美国林务局工作人员和小学教师，据他的竞选网站显示，他于5月29日登记参选，旨在击败参议员沙利文，“将阿拉斯加放在首位”，该网站宣传“丹·沙利文挑战丹·沙利文角逐联邦参议院席位”。
这位副州长要求沙利文在周三前提交宣誓证词，回答以下问题：他是否曾隶属于共和党、过去的选民登记中使用过哪些姓名版本，以及他是否故意模仿了参议员的网站和标识。
达尔斯特伦还询问沙利文是否曾就其参选事宜与一名顾问、其他任何参议院候选人或任何民主党代理人有过接触，以及他是否反对在选票上以“沙利文，小丹尼尔·詹姆斯（非现任议员）”的形式出现。
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Alaska investigates US Senate candidate who shares name with incumbent
2026-06-09 04:17:34 UTC / Reuters
By Ryan Patrick Jones
June 9, 2026 4:17 AM UTC Updated 3 hours ago
June 8 (Reuters) – Alaska’s top elections official on Monday opened an investigation into a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name as Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan, citing allegations the challenger filed his candidacy to mislead voters.
Alaska Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican who oversees elections in the state, said the investigation would determine whether Daniel James Sullivan Jr. – who uses the name “Dan Sullivan” on his campaign website – may appear on the August 18 primary ballot.
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In a letter to the challenger, Dahlstrom said the state had received credible allegations he filed in coordination with another campaign to capitalize on the shared first and last name and same party affiliation.
It was alleged, Dahlstrom wrote, that Sullivan intended to “confuse or deceive” voters seeking to reelect Senator Sullivan into mistakenly voting for him instead.
If true, she wrote, the allegations would “amount to not only deception of voters but diminish the rights of another candidate.”
The challenger’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did Senator Sullivan’s campaign.
The unelected Sullivan, a former U.S. Forest Service worker and elementary school teacher, filed to run as a candidate on May 29 seeking to unseat Senator Sullivan and “put Alaska first,” according to his campaign website, which advertised “Dan Sullivan Challenges Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate Seat.”
The lieutenant governor requested that Sullivan submit a sworn affidavit by Wednesday answering whether he was previously affiliated with the Republican Party, what name versions he used in past voter registrations and whether he intentionally mimicked the senator’s website and logo.
Dahlstrom also asked whether Sullivan had interactions with a consultant, any other Senate candidate, or any Democratic Party agent about his candidacy, and whether he would object to appearing on the ballot as “Sullivan, Daniel James Jr. (non-incumbent).”
Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto; Editing by Jamie Freed
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