Alaska's 4th-Place US Senate Finisher Drops Out, Elevating GOP Candidate to Ballot

Alaska's top 4 primary means a felon and 2 candidates with the same name will be on November ballot

Alaska's House and Senate contests are set for November's general election, after the results in the state's nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot.

Ranked-Choice Voting Puts Fringe Candidates on Ballot

“Alaska’s House and Senate contests are set for November’s general election, after the results in the state’s nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot, including one who shares the same name as the incumbent and a felon serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York,” CBS News reports.

Alaska’s 4th-place U.S. Senate finisher drops out, elevating GOP candidate to ballot

Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg, the namesake challenger to the incumbent, finished third in the primary election and said he’s staying in.

Alaska's 4th-place US Senate finisher drops out, elevating GOP candidate to ballot

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The namesake challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan isn't backing out of this year's race, but the Democratic fourth-place finisher in Alaska's primary has withdrawn, a move that will elevate a little-known Republican onto the ballot.…

Petersburg’s Dan J. Sullivan stays on Alaska’s U.S. Senate ballot after third-place primary finish

Fourth-place finisher Democrat David Leslie withdraws, putting third a Republican — Gerald Heikes — on the November ballot.

Alaska's November ballot features a felon and candidates with the same name

Alaska's upcoming general election will feature notable candidates following the state's top-four primary. GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan faces challenger Daniel J. Sullivan, sharing his name, and felon Eric Hafner is on the ballot for the House race. Election changes in 2020 have altered the state's political landscape.