Donald Trump Demands Alaska Vote Transfer
Donald Trump urged transferring a namesake candidate’s votes to Sen. Dan Sullivan; no winner is called.
November 5, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 3:26pm ET
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What happened
- President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that votes for two other Alaska Senate candidates, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Gerald Heikes, be given to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan
Dan SullivanUnited States Senator from Alaska and the race declared over. - Law professor Jeff Feldman said Alaska law provides no way to give Sullivan those votes regardless of how voters ranked their choices.
- Republicans allege Peltola
Mary PeltolaAmerican politician (born 1973)’s campaign helped recruit the second Sullivan to confuse voters, which Peltola denies. - Two sources familiar with the investigation said FBI agents interviewed Peltola’s former campaign manager, Elisa Rios, in Chicago on Election Day.
- The race remains uncalled with Democrat Mary Peltola narrowly ahead, and ranked-choice counting is targeted for Nov. 18 if no candidate wins a majority of first-choice votes.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets largely framed Trump’s demand as an attempt to override voters’ choices. Truthout called it “highly unusual and undemocratic,” while The New Republic said Trump was “trying to rig another election.” Raw Story emphasized that his proposal would transfer votes regardless of voters’ rankings.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets largely emphasized allegations that the second Sullivan’s candidacy confused voters and could change the outcome. Fox News highlighted a voter who believed he chose the wrong Sullivan; the Daily Mail reported the FBI interview. The Gateway Pundit went further, quoting Trump’s claim of “stolen votes.”
Alaska Senate Race
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