FBI agents question Alaska voter who feared he picked the 'wrong Dan Sullivan'

Greg Martone says FBI agents questioned him at home for about 20 minutes after he told NewsNation he might have voted for the wrong one of the two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's U.S. Senate ballot.

FBI agents visited an Alaska voter at his home and questioned him for about 20 minutes shortly after he said in a television interview that he might have voted for the wrong Dan Sullivan in the state's U.S. Senate race, he told CNN.

Greg Martone, who meant to vote for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, spoke to NewsNation's Nancy Loo after casting his ballot over the weekend. "I just might be having a brain freeze, but I don't remember the second Dan Sullivan," he said. "There is a slight possibility I voted for the wrong Dan Sullivan."

Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, and Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., the two Dan Sullivans on Alaska's ballot

Martone said the agents essentially wanted to know whether the ballot had misled him. After checking a sample ballot, he said he was "99%" sure he had not made a mistake, and he blamed his confusion on camera on a bad night's sleep.

A federal probe and a tight count

The other candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., is a retired elementary school teacher from Petersburg. The New York Times reported that Democrats recruited him to run; he has said he acted on his own and had no contact with the campaign of Democrat Mary Peltola, who denies any role. The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation, and FBI agents also visited donors to his campaign in recent days. On Sunday, a federal judge dismissed a department lawsuit seeking to set aside ballots cast for him, a ruling the department has appealed.

Late Tuesday, with more than 80% of precincts reporting, Sen. Sullivan led Peltola 48.4% to 47.5%, while Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. had 1.7%, Alaska Public Media reported. Mailed ballots will be accepted for 10 more days, and if no candidate passes 50%, a ranked-choice tabulation is set for Nov. 18.

Photos: social media; James Brooks via Wikimedia Commons (file)

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