Other Dan Sullivan can stay on ballot, judge rules

TL;DR

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan has sought to have a namesake primary challenger removed, citing the potential for confusion in the midterms. A judge in Alaska has ruled that an incumbent United States senator and a challenger with the same name can both appear on a midterm primary ballot. The decision means that both Republican Senator Dan Sullivan and his namesake opponent, former US Forest Service worker and retired teacher Dan Sullivan, are both eligible in the August 18 primary.