Sullivan says he will accept Alaska election results

Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would accept the election results and criticized the Peltola campaign’s reported recruitment of a second candidate named Sullivan. The Justice Department sued Alaska to block certification if Sullivan loses; a judge dismissed the lawsuit. The second candidate’s presence on the ballot prompted President Donald Trump to push for the suit, according to PBS NewsHour.

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