A judge in Alaska is allowing Dan J. Sullivan to remain on the August primary ballot after overturning a disqualification by the Alaska Division of Elections.Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews ruled that excluding a candidate for lacking "good faith" is unsupported by the United States Constitution, Alaska law and election regulations, and he criticized the office's authority to bar candidates to avoid voter confusion.The decision intensifies a competitive Senate contest: incumbent Senator
Dan Sullivan and the National Republican Senatorial Committee call the challenger a "sham candidate," Democrats are watching the top‑four primary system, and the case may be appealed to the
Alaska Supreme Court.