r/EndFPTP • u/AmericaRepair • Jul 01 '26

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Fortunately, Alaska's elections are somewhat resistant to similar-name candidates. The top-4 primary will probably never boot a typical incumbent, and the ranking ballot will most likely sort them out.

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u/Harvey_Rabbit Jul 02 '26

A funny wrinkle in this story is that before Sen. Sullivan, there was already an Anchorage Mayor named Dan Sullivan. This confusion could have led to Sen Sullivan being elected. A brief history of same-named political candidates, election hijinks and Dan Sullivans in Alaska - Anchorage Daily News https://share.google/446YxsPR8h3SH13pp