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As the Senate race in Alaska makes headlines over an alleged Democrat-linked election scheme, Fox News spoke with voters heading to the polls to see whether their decisions were changed, including one man who said he is voting for incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, despite having previously considered voting for the Democratic Senate candidate, former Rep. Mary Peltola.
The Senate race, which is a ranked-choice voting contest, has been the subject of significant national attention due to the inclusion of a candidate with nearly the same name as the incumbent GOP lawmaker.
The male voter, who did not provide his name, explained that he “thought it was sketchy from the get-go.”
A New York Times report published last week detailed the alleged scam that involved Democrats seeking to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. to run in the race against the incumbent Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.
“When The New York Times article came out, and I found out how that transpired, I was disgusted by the whole thing, so sleazy,” the voter noted.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat from Alaska and U.S. Senate candidate, right, raise paddles during the 2026 Alaska Fisheries Debate in Kodiak, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Nathaniel Wilder/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A woman who was with the man in Alaska noted that he had “thought about voting for Mary Peltola.”
“I switched,” he said.
The woman said she believes it is “unethical, and I don’t think [Peltola] should be elected.”
The man agreed.
They both confirmed they would be voting for Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, during a campaign rally at Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, on Oct. 13, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
The Peltola campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s comment request on Tuesday.
In a rally speech last week, Peltola denied being involved in the alleged scheme.
“I knew nothing about any other candidates on the ballot except for me and the incumbent. That is all I have ever known about,” Peltola said. “I am not interested in tricking voters. I know I can beat Dan Sullivan.”
Sen. Sullivan said during a speech on Monday, “We all knew that the decoy Dan guy was fake, but the extent of the corruption, the extent of the cheating.”
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President Donald Trump is backing the senator in the race.
“Senator Dan S. Sullivan, the Best Senator in the History of Alaska, and one of the Best in the Country, should be running his Senatorial Race in Alaska, ‘UNDER PROTEST,’ for the FRAUD that has been committed against him in putting another Dan Sullivan on the Ballot. Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan — How ridiculous is that? Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump posted to Truth Social on Monday night.