Three Dan Sullivans on Alaska GOP Senate primary ballot

A social media post from June 7, 2026, listed three candidates named Dan Sullivan among eight entries on what was described as the Alaska Senate GOP primary ballot. The post identified the entries as F. Dan Sullivan, G. Dan Sullivan, and H. Dan Sullivan, alongside five other named candidates: Dustin Darden, Gerald Heikes, Fred Grauberger, Richard Mayers, and Heather McElwain.

Incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan has declared his candidacy for reelection in the 2026 United States Senate election in Alaska. At least one other Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan is running against incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, creating a same-name contest. None of the three Dans Sullivan is Dan Sullivan, the former mayor of Anchorage who governed Alaska's largest city from 2009 to 2015.

The Alaska Division of Elections administers candidate filings and ballot layout for the 2026 U.S. Senate race under the state's top-four nonpartisan primary system, which sends the top four vote-getters to a ranked-choice general election regardless of party. Alaska voters approved ranked-choice voting and a top-four nonpartisan primary in 2020 through Ballot Measure 2, replacing traditional party primaries. The system was first used in the 2022 cycle.

Sen. Dan S. Sullivan won reelection to the Senate in 2020 with 54% of the vote. Mary Peltola, a former U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district, is a declared Democratic candidate in the 2026 United States Senate election. A June 7, 2026, Alaska Survey Research poll posted on social media showed Peltola at 49% and Sullivan at 44%, with Republican candidates Heikes at 4% and Darden at 3%.