阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文表示，即使他落选，也会接受周二的选举结果。
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said he would accept Tuesday’s election result even if he loses.
司法部要求推迟认证选举结果，仅限于沙利文落选且将所有投给丹尼尔·J·沙利文的选票重新分配给现任议员会改变排序复选结果的情况下。
DOJ seeks to delay certification only if Sullivan loses and reallocating every Daniel J. Sullivan vote to the incumbent would change the ranked-choice result.
《纽约时报》报道称，玛丽·佩尔托拉的竞选助手、律师和民主党官员参与了招募搅局候选人的行动；佩尔托拉的竞选团队予以否认。
The New York Times reported that Mary Peltola's campaign aides, lawyers and Democratic officials were involved in efforts to recruit spoiler candidates; Peltola’s campaign had denied it.
阿拉斯加州共和党参议员丹·沙利文周日表示，他将接受周二中期选举的结果，同时抨击民主党候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的竞选团队据报招募丹·J·沙利文作为搅局候选人参选。
Alaska Republican Sen.
“不，我将接受选举结果，”当被问及是否只在获胜时才接受结果时，沙利文在CNN的《国家现状》节目中说。唐纳德·特朗普总统的司法部已起诉阿拉斯加州，要求该州在现任共和党议员落选时不得认证选举结果。
Dan Sullivan said Sunday he would accept the results of Tuesday's midterm elections, while slamming Democratic candidate Mary Peltola 's campaign for reportedly recruiting Dan J. Sullivan to run as a spoiler. "No, I'm going to accept the election results," Sullivan said on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked whether he would accept the results only if he wins.
阿拉斯加州长下令调查佩尔托拉参议院竞选团队涉嫌招募第二个沙利文 沃伦敦促司法部调查美国银行洗钱 这是一家“社会主义”银行——北达科他州共和党人却很喜欢 三家媒体机构在修正后的诉讼中寻求完全进入白宫采访的权利 该诉讼引用了选民因选票上出现第二个沙利文而可能产生的理论上的混淆，司法部称这可能会将选票从现任共和党议员沙利文那里分流走，使佩尔托拉受益。
President Donald Trump 's Department of Justice has sued Alaska, demanding the state not certify the election if the incumbent Republican loses.
阿拉斯加州的参议院竞选被非党派的《库克政治报告》（艾米·沃尔特）评为“势均力敌”，佩尔托拉在民调平均值中略微领先。佩尔托拉多次否认与第二个沙利文有任何牵连。然而，《纽约时报》上周报道称，她的竞选团队直接参与了招募退休教师丹·J·沙利文作为搅局候选人参选。
Alaska Gov. orders probe of Peltola Senate campaign's alleged recruitment of 2nd Sullivan Warren urges DOJ probe of Bank of America money laundering It's a 'socialist' bank — and North Dakota Republicans love it Three media outlets seek full White House access in amended lawsuit The lawsuit cites theoretical voter confusion over the appearance of the second Sullivan on the ballot, which DOJ says could siphon votes away from the incumbent Republican Sullivan and benefit Peltola. Alaska's Senate race is rated as a "toss-up" by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Peltola holds a slight edge in the polling average Peltola has repeatedly denied any involvement with the second Sullivan. However, The New York Times reported last week that her campaign was directly involved with recruiting Dan J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher, to run as a spoiler.
“堆叠候选人”通常并不违法，两党在以往选举中都曾使用过这一手段。尽管如此，阿拉斯加州长迈克·邓利维仍下令对这一涉嫌阴谋展开刑事调查。阿拉斯加州最高法院在早先的法律挑战中维持了丹·J·沙利文的参选资格。
Ballot-stacking is typically not illegal, and both parties have used it in past elections. Still, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged scheme. Alaska's Supreme Court upheld Dan J. Sullivan's place on the ballot during an earlier legal challenge.
沙利文在CNN节目中表示，《纽约时报》的报道显示，佩尔托拉的竞选团队以及民主党参议院竞选机构“意识到他们无法凭政绩竞选，所以不得不作弊”。“我认为许多阿拉斯加人，甚至包括民主党人，都认为她不适合任职；她持续向阿拉斯加人民撒谎，我向你保证，她现在也在撒谎，”沙利文说。
Sullivan on CNN said that the Times report shows Peltola's campaign, along with the Democratic Senate campaign arm, "recognizing they couldn't run on their record, so they had to cheat." "I think a lot of Alaskans, even Democrats, are thinking she is not fit for office; she's continually lying to the Alaskan people, and I guarantee you she's lying right now," Sullivan said.
佩尔托拉周五在接受KTUU采访时否认知情涉嫌安插第二个“沙利文”的计划。
Peltola denied any knowledge of the alleged scheme to draft a second Sullivan in an interview with KTUU on Friday.
“我真的完全不知情，”佩尔托拉说。“这在多个层面上都令我感到冒犯；首先，这是阿拉斯加，我们这里不搞互相欺骗那一套。”“我以前凭自己的实力赢得过全州选举，没有任何花招；我知道我能再次获胜，”她说。
"I honestly have no idea," Peltola said. "This is offensive to me on a number of different levels; first of all, this is Alaska, we're not in the business of tricking each other up here." "I've won statewide before, on my own merits, without any tricks involved; I know I can win again," she said.
阿拉斯加这场竞选的利害攸关。民主党需要翻转四个席位，同时守住所有现有民主党席位，才能赢得参议院多数党地位。阿拉斯加已成为实现其中一次翻转的最佳机会之一。中期选举将决定哪个党控制国会，直至特朗普在白宫的任期结束。
The stakes of the Alaska race are high. Democrats need to flip four seats while holding all currently Democratic seats to win a Senate majority. Alaska has emerged as a top opportunity for one of those flips. The midterms will determine which party controls Congress for the remainder of Trump's term in the White House.