Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign is under fire after a New York Times report Wednesday that it played a role in recruiting Dan J. Sullivan -- a Republican who almost has the same name as incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan -- as part of an effort to sow confusion and ultimately benefit Peltola's campaign.

The Times report said it relied on 12 sources, text messages and documents that allegedly showed members of Peltola's campaign, lawyers for Peltola and senior aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee contributed to pushing Dan J. Sullivan, a Republican on Alaska's four-way ballot, to run.

A sample election ballot is displayed in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2026.

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The Times said the effort to find a spoiler candidate -- who could potentially siphon votes from Sen.…