Sullivan: ‘I’m going to accept the election results’

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said he would accept the election results of the upcoming 2026 elections, even if he lost, following a Justice Department (DOJ) lawsuit attempting to invalidate election results if his opponent, former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), won.

Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sullivan was asked by host Jake Tapper if he would only accept the election results if he won.

“No, I‘m going to accept the election results,” Sullivan said.

The senator has hammered Peltola recently over a New York Times report that alleged her campaign and national Democrats “ballot-stacked” the Alaska Senate race by recruiting another candidate who shared the same name as Sullivan.

In his appearance, the senator accused Peltola of being “directly involved” in the scheme and continued that certain federal statues “would maybe make this about not being legal at all.”

The DOJ had previously sued to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if Sullivan loses, a move which legal and election experts said had no basis in court.

President Trump similarly said he would respect the result of Tuesday’s midterm results “ if they’re honest elections ,” after calling for Peltola and Daniel J. Sullivan to be removed from Alaskan ballots.

While Peltola, her campaign and national Democrats denied the allegations, other federal authorities alongside the House Oversight Committee have launched separate probes into the matter.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman said that the investigation has been in the works for several months but that federal authorities are looking into the matter “intensely and swiftly” after “troubling new revelations” were reported by The Times.

Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) also already sent letters to both Elisa Rios, Peltola’s former campaign manager who The Times spoke with, and Jerid Kurtz, a Democratic operative, requesting in-person, transcribed interviews.

He requested that Rios testify on Nov. 5 and Kurtz on Nov. 6.