According to The New York Times, senior aides from Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) are accused of recruiting a candidate with the same name, Daniel J. Sullivan, to run for the Alaska Senate, aiming to siphon votes from incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking a federal judge to block the certification of election results to investigate voter confusion. President Donald Trump stated that he ordered the Department of Justice to file the lawsuit. The Peltola campaign and the DSCC deny involvement in recruiting a "spoiler" candidate, and Alaska officials have also requested the dismissal of the Justice Department's lawsuit, claiming it has no authority to interfere with state elections. The outcome of this election could determine whether Democrats regain a majority in the Senate.