Trump Urges Wasilla Voters to Back Dan Sullivan and Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting
In Wasilla, Alaska, President Donald Trump urged voters to support Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in a close US Senate race, distinguishing him from a Democratic candidate with a similar name and advocating against ranked-choice voting.
Portland, OR, October 13, 2026 —
President Donald Trump urged voters in Wasilla, Alaska, to support Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in a close U.S. Senate race, while also speaking against ranked-choice voting, according to the available account.
Trump distinguished Sullivan from a Democratic candidate with a similar name. The account does not provide the Democratic candidate’s name or describe the specific remarks Trump used to differentiate the two candidates.
The appeal linked support for Sullivan with opposition to ranked-choice voting, but further details of Trump’s argument about the voting system were not provided. The account also does not say when the remarks were made, what prompted them, or how many people heard them.
The race is described as close, but no polling figures, margin, or other details about its competitiveness were included. The account does not specify whether Sullivan or the Democratic candidate responded to Trump’s remarks.
Beyond identifying Wasilla as the location, the available information offers no details about the setting or format of Trump’s appearance. No direct quotations were provided. As a result, the exact language of his appeal and his explanation of ranked-choice voting cannot be reported here.
The known elements of the episode are limited to Trump’s support for Sullivan, his distinction between Sullivan and a Democratic candidate with a similar name, and his opposition to ranked-choice voting. Additional details about the candidates, the remarks, and the broader race were not included in the account.
Story summarized from the original created by Jon Decker on www.kptv.com, see more information here.
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