Trump rallies in Alaska for Republican Senate candidate Sullivan

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 07:08 · Archive

President Trump held a rally in Alaska on Tuesday to support Republican senator Dan Sullivan's re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola.

President Trump travelled to Alaska on Tuesday to hold a rally supporting Republican senator Dan Sullivan's re-election bid against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former US House lawmaker. The Senate race is described as one of the most hotly contested battles of the midterm elections.

The campaign has been complicated by a third candidate, Daniel Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher also running as a Republican. The incumbent has accused his similarly named challenger of colluding with Democrats to split the votes of his supporters.

At a rally in Wasilla, about 45 miles north of Anchorage, Trump encouraged voters to support the 'real' Dan Sullivan. He called the rival candidate 'fake' and alleged he was 'put up by' Democrats. 'That's just cheating,' Trump said. He noted that the challenger Sullivan received 2.5 per cent of the vote in the August primary election. Though Alaska supported Trump by a wide margin in the 2024 elections, recent polls have shown the race between Peltola and Sullivan to be close.

How it is being reported

• Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battleRepublican senator Dan S Sullivan is vying for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola – and another candidate called Dan J Sullivan Donald Trump has encouraged Alaskans to vote for the “real” Dan Sullivan, as he sought a breakthrough for the Republican incumbent senator in a tightly fought Senate race complicated by a rival candidate with a near-identical name. Sullivan’s re-election campaign this year against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former US House lawmaker, has turned into one of the most hotly contested battles of the midterm elections, in which Democrats are hoping to seize back…The Guardian · 14 Oct, 06:39
• Trump travels to Alaska for rally amid tight Senate race between Sullivan and PeltolaPresident Trump is traveling 3,400 miles to Alaska on Tuesday to hold a rally amid a tight Senate race there between incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan and Democratic challenger Mary Peltola.CBS News · 13 Oct, 23:49

In this story: Dan Sullivan · Mary Peltola · Daniel Sullivan · Donald Trump · Alaska · Wasilla

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