Former Alaska mayor Dan Sullivan endorses incumbent Dan Sullivan in U.S. Senate race against challenger Dan Sullivan

A former Alaska mayor who recently backed Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in his bid for re-election has endorsed Sullivan’s campaign against a third candidate also named Dan Sullivan, according to a report published Monday by The Guardian.

The endorsement came from an ex-mayor Dan Sullivan who, the report said, selected the incumbent over a same-name challenger vying for the Republican nomination. The detail creates a ballot twist in a race where voters will see multiple candidates sharing the same first and last name.

The Guardian reported that the endorsement is part of Alaska’s U.S. Senate election, in which Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advanced to the next stage of the contest.

In the Republican primary, the report characterized the matchup as unusual not only because it involved two Dan Sullivans on the Republican side, but also because the endorsement was made by another former officeholder with the same name as both the incumbent and the challenger.

The report did not describe any policy differences between the candidates or provide details about the mayor’s stated reasoning beyond the endorsement itself. It also did not specify whether the endorsement was tied to issues such as spending, taxes, regulation, border enforcement, or public safety.

With the general-election matchup set between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola, endorsements by state-level figures and local leaders can still play a role in turnout and messaging among Republican-leaning voters, even after the primary field narrows to the two major-party candidates.

No other official election documents were cited in the Guardian report in connection with the endorsement, and the campaign’s next steps, including any further endorsements or public statements related to the mayor’s decision, were not detailed in the available account.