美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四要求，将阿拉斯加州参议员竞选中投给第三方候选人的选票判给现任共和党参议员丹·沙利文，以确保其获胜。
US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that ballots cast for third-party contenders in Alaska's Senate race be awarded to incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan to secure his victory.
特朗普在其社交媒体平台“真实社交”上写道：“投给假丹·沙利文的选票，加上民主党人放在选票上的另一个‘鼻涕虫’的选票，应该立即判给真正的丹·沙利文，选举就结束了——他轻松获胜。”他声称“没有其他公平的解决办法！”最新媒体预测显示，在已统计75%选票的情况下，这场竞选呈一对一胶着态势，民主党候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉以102962票（48.2%）略微领先，丹·沙利文获得102325票（47.9%）。
"The vote totals for the fake Dan Sullivan, plus the other 'slug' that the Dems put on the ballot, should be immediately given to the real Dan Sullivan, and the election is over - he easily wins," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, asserting that there was "no other fair solution!" The latest media projections show a head-to-head race with 75% of votes counted, placing Democratic nominee Mary Peltola narrowly ahead with 102,962 votes (48.2%) against 102,325 votes (47.9%) for Dan S. Sullivan.
独立候选人小丹尼尔·J·沙利文获得3600票（1.7%），如果这些选票被重新分配，这一总数可能足以改变选举结果。
Independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. collected 3,600 votes (1.7%), a total potentially large enough to swing the race if the votes were reallocated.
共和党人此前批评选票上出现了一名姓名相似的第三方候选人，声称丹·沙利文的政治对手试图迷惑选民。佩尔托拉否认其竞选团队在招募该竞争者方面发挥了任何作用。
Republicans previously criticized the inclusion of a similarly named third-party candidate on the ballot, alleging that Dan S. Sullivan’s political opponents had sought to confuse voters. Peltola dismissed claims that her campaign had played any role in recruiting the contender.
民主党人还认为，此类姓名相似的候选人经常出现在选票上，因此在这场竞选中改变规则将构成双重标准。
Democrats also argue that such similarly named candidates have often been included on ballots, so changing the rules in this race would amount to a double standard.
在周二的中期选举之后，这场竞选仍未分出胜负。无论阿拉斯加的结果如何，民主党人都已夺得参议院和众议院的控制权。州法规允许海外和军人选民的缺席选票在选举日后最多15天内送达，因此最终认证结果还需数周才能出炉。
The contest remains uncalled following Tuesday's midterm elections, in which Democrats captured control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, regardless of the outcome in Alaska. State regulations permit absentee ballots from overseas and military voters to arrive up to 15 days after Election Day, leaving final certified results weeks away.
目前的预测显示，民主党在100个席位的参议院中拥有54席多数，这是数量上的多数，但由于参议院的规则，往往并不足够。
Current projections put the Democratic majority in the 100-seat Senate at 54, which is a numerical majority but often not enough due to the chamber’s rules.
根据阻挠议事规则，许多参议院投票实际上需要60票的超级多数。要做到这一点，民主党需要争取一些共和党支持，而拥有佩尔托拉的55席多数将使这一目标更容易实现。
Under filibuster rules, many Senate votes are subject to the need for a supermajority of 60 votes in practice. To do that, Democrats would need to win over some Republican support, and a 55-seat majority – with Peltola – would put that goal within easier reach.