The Alaska Supreme Court ruled months ago that two candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, could appear on the ballot on Election Day.

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The department, in a highly unusual lawsuit, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.

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The Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic challenger, Mary Peltola, veered from serious discussion of high prices and economic challenges to blistering personal attacks.

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Slashing personal attacks dominated the first televised face-off between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate, and former Representative Mike Rogers, his Republican rival.

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In one of the nation’s most expensive and closely-watched Senate races,