Alaska voters will be seeing double on their primary ballots in August.
The state’s top court said Monday that a retired teacher named Dan J. Sullivan can appear on the ballot as a Republican alongside incumbent GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan — a ruling that reverses a top election official’s decision to disqualify the challenger.
The new ruling appears to end a bizarre saga that has dominated Alaska politics for weeks. And it could hurt Sen. Sullivan’s effort to fend off a challenge from his Democratic opponent, former Rep. Mary Peltola, in a contest that could decide control of the Senate.
The senator’s campaign swiftly panned the outcome.
“We’re…
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