The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan is qualified to run for the seat and ordered elections officials to place him on the August primary ballot.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary,

An Alaska judge has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen.

The ruling overturns the Alaska Division of Elections determination that Dan. J. Sullivan is ineligible to challenge Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.