Sullivan goes on attack in first post-primary faceoff for Alaska’s U.S. Senate race

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 2,339

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new results released on Friday by the Alaska Division of Elections.

In their first faceoff since the Aug. 18 primary election, Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan used the term “Lower 48 liberal” or some variation of it 16 times to attack his opponent, Democrat Mary Peltola.

Speaking at a candidate forum held Thursday at the Alaska Oil and Gas …

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