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Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot

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Parks, M. (2026, October 29). Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4784648/dan-sullivan-tell-alaskans-not-rank-mary-peltola-ballot/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-29 · by Molly Parks

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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) advised Republican supporters not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice voting ballot for Alaska's Senate race. The ballot will include four candidates along with a write-in option, giving voters five columns to select their top choices for senator. This advice from Sullivan is aimed at influencing how Republicans allocate their preferences among the candidates.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) advised Republican supporters in Alaska not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot for the Senate race. Voters will see four candidates plus a write-in option on the ballot, with five columns allowing them to choose their top five picks to be one of Alaska’s two senators. This directive aims to influence how Republicans allocate their votes among the candidates.

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Alaska Democratic Republican Senate

Subjects

Alaska GPE · 3× Senate ORG · 2× Dan Sullivan PERSON · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Mary Peltola PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1×

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There will be five columns of bubbles for voters to fill in next to each candidate’s name to select their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth choices to be one of Alaska’s two senators.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot.
2026-10-30 · Washington Examiner
Sen. Dan Sullivan tells Alaskans not to rank Mary Peltola but include ‘Decoy Dan’ on ballot · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) has directed Republican voters supporting him in Alaska’s Senate race not to rank Democratic candidate Mary Peltola on the ranked choice ballot. asserted
Sullivan → direct → ballot
Alaska voters will see all four candidates plus a write-in option on the Senate ballot. asserted
voters → see → ballot
There will be five columns of bubbles for voters to fill in next to each candidate’s name to select their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth choices to be one of Alaska’s two senators. asserted
voters → fill → senators
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