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title: "Trump Urges Alaska Voters to Back Incumbent Dan Sullivan"
url: https://www.heredetroit.com/2026/10/14/trump-alaska-real-dan-sullivan-midterms/
date: 2026-10-14T11:27:30-04:00
modified: 2026-10-14T16:41:40-04:00
author: "HERE City National Desk"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Detroit"
attribution: "HERE Detroit"
---

# Trump Urges Alaska Voters to Back Incumbent Dan Sullivan

*Source: [HERE Detroit](https://www.heredetroit.com/2026/10/14/trump-alaska-real-dan-sullivan-midterms/) — October 14, 2026 by HERE City National Desk*

WASILLA, Alaska — At a Wasilla campaign rally Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Alaskans to support incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, calling him the real Dan Sullivan in a tight Senate race complicated by another candidate with nearly the same name.

Sullivan, a Republican, is seeking reelection against Democrat Mary Peltola, a former U.S. House member. Also on the Nov. 3 ballot is Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher running as a Republican. Meanwhile, recent polls show the incumbent and Peltola nearly even in a state that still has not elected a Democrat