The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is eligible for the state’s August primary and ordered state officials to place him on the 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.