距離美國2026年期中選舉僅剩9天。當地時間上周五（23日），美國總統川普（Donald Trump）宣稱已下令司法部（Justice Department）提出訴訟，要求聯邦法院若共和黨現任參議員丹·沙利文（Dan Sullivan）在阿拉斯加（Alaska）參議院選舉中以微弱差距落敗，即不得認證選舉結果。
司法部上周四（22日）在阿拉斯加州聯邦法院提起這項高度不尋常的訴訟，主張選票上另一名候選人丹尼爾·沙利文二世（Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.）因為姓名極為相似，且未標示政黨，可能造成選民混淆並玷污選舉結果。
WHY is trump interferring in an election? C'MON ALASKA- YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO! STUDY your ballot and VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT- make sure the REPUBLICAN LOSES BY ALOT!! On Trump’s Order, Justice Dept. Seeks to Block Alaska Vote if Republican Loses https://t.co/HQhshvgShN
— karen cortez (@karenco15245622) October 24, 2026
綜合美聯社與《紐約時報》（The New York Times）報導，川普上周五向媒體明確表示，這起訴訟是他親自下令提起：「是我說要做的。」民調顯示，丹·沙利文與民主黨對手佩爾托拉（Mary Peltola）選情緊繃。
The Republicans’ Worst Senator, by far, Lisa Murkowski, of the Great State of Alaska (A State for which I produced, on a continuing basis, Billions and Billions of Dollars, and which Crooked Joe Biden and the Dumocrats had totally shut down — Then I came back, and delivered even more!), who only got elected because of Corrupt Ranked Choice Voting, is upset because I revealed what everyone knows, that the Ranked Choice Voting Ballot is a TOTAL DEMOCRAT SCAM meant to confuse the Voter so that Senator Dan Sullivan will lose Votes to a man who has never participated in Politics before, named Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr. He is only there because the Democrats want to steal the Election, and Murkowski probably wants that to happen, not wanting the DOJ to file a Lawsuit in order to stop this impending, tragic crime. I have delivered more for Alaska than I have for any other State, and all I’m asking for is a FAIR AND HONEST ELECTION! Lisa Murkowski is a DISGRACE to Alaska and our Country. You just don’t get any worse! I hope the Great People of Alaska understand what is happening. The Democrats are trying to steal this important Republican Seat and, if that happens, everything we’ve done for Alaska will come to an immediate hault. VOTE “YES” AGAINST RANKED CHOICE VOTING, on Ballot Measure 2. SAVE ALASKA! President DONALD J. TRUMP ( TS: Oct 24 2026, 11:13 PM ET )
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) October 25, 2026
阿拉斯加最高法院今年（2026年）6月已裁定另一名「沙利文」可出現在選票上。司法部資深官員伍德沃德（Stanley Woodward）日前簽署的訴狀主張，即使多數阿拉斯加人希望投票給現任參議員，另一名沙利文的存在仍可能讓佩爾托拉勝選。訴狀要求，若沙利文未勝選，且假設投給另一名沙利文的票全部轉投給他後他會勝出，則州方不得認證結果，並須展開調查。
現任阿拉斯加共和黨聯邦參議員丹·沙利文（Dan S. Sullivan）與另一名候選人丹尼爾·沙利文二世（Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.）姓名極為相似，後者是彼得斯堡（Petersburg）一名退休小學教師，近期才登記為共和黨人，過去曾捐款給民主黨候選人包括佩爾托拉，並曾與民主黨策略人士合作爭取上榜；他自稱是對現任參議員任期不滿的溫和共和黨人，並強調自己並非意圖混淆選民。
🚨 NEW: President Trump has confirmed he personally directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit that could BLOCK certification of Alaska's U.S. Senate election results. "I'm the one that said do it," Trump told reporters Friday. The DOJ argues that two candidates named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters in the closely contested race between Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola. Federal prosecutors want certification delayed if Sullivan loses and votes cast for the similarly named candidate could have changed the outcome. Alaska's Supreme Court previously allowed the second Sullivan to remain on the ballot. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticized the lawsuit, saying the DOJ should never have filed it. Election-law experts have also questioned whether federal law authorizes the requested intervention. With control of the U.S. Senate potentially at stake on November 3, the administration is seeking a court order that could affect when Alaska certifies its election results. No judge has granted the request.
— Unmask The SYS (@UnmaskTheSys) October 24, 2026
選舉創新與研究中心（Center for Election Innovation & Research）的貝克爾（David Becker）表示，他不記得聯邦政府曾試圖阻止選舉認證，尤其是在選舉前11天，「司法部在這個時間點提出這項主張，有政治干預的味道，且違反司法部政策。聯邦政府絕對沒有權力告訴阿拉斯加何時以及如何認證。」
阿拉斯加州已透過在選票上清楚標示現任身分來處理姓名相似問題。佩爾托拉競選團隊發言人柴爾德（Harry Child）批評這是「可恥的政治威脅，旨在推翻選舉」，目的是壓制阿拉斯加選民聲音。阿拉斯加另一位共和黨參議員穆爾科斯基（Lisa Murkowski）也在個人社群譴責：「阿拉斯加人不需要任何幫助來投票給他們偏好的候選人……司法部根本不該提起這起訴訟。」
Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit. https://t.co/88tGvV0P8O
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) October 24, 2026
國際媒體普遍將此舉視為川普政府擴大介入選舉的最新例證。歐洲與亞洲多家主流媒體指出，美國選舉向來由州與地方官員管理，聯邦司法部在選舉前夕試圖以姓名混淆為由阻止認證，可能進一步侵蝕外界對美國選舉公正性的信心，並引發對行政權力干預民主程序的擔憂。部分評論認為，這顯示川普正將司法部作為政治工具，以應對中期選舉國會控制權的關鍵戰役，可能加劇美國國內政治極化，並對全球民主盟友產生示範效應。
阿拉斯加採用排序選擇投票（ranked-choice voting），觀察者認為這可能減輕「攪局候選人」的影響，但共和黨方面仍擔心支持者只圈選一名「沙利文」而誤選彼得斯堡的那位退休教師。另一名沙利文本人曾表示：「我的意圖不是要欺騙人……我希望人們足夠知情，能分辨現任參議員與一名教師的差別。」沙利文競選團隊則稱，阿拉斯加人能夠分辨民主黨的「插曲」與參議員的政績。
這起訴訟是川普政府近期一連串試圖對各州選舉程序主張更大權限的行動之一。
