FBI questions donors to Alaska candidate Daniel J. Sullivan

FBI agents have contacted donors to Daniel J. Sullivan, an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, asking whether they meant to contribute to the candidate rather than the incumbent. The visits are part of a federal investigation into allegations of a coordinated effort to divert votes, allegations that remain unproven. Donors in at least two Alaska communities and Massachusetts described contact from agents. Charles Flint, who contributed $500 to Daniel J. Sullivan’s campaign, said an agent left a business card at a Petersburg boat dealership and asked his son whether Flint had been misled about which candidate he supported. Flint said he knew whom he was backing. A donor in Sitka, who was not named, also told agents the contribution was intended for Daniel J. Sullivan, according to an account relayed by state Rep. Rebecca Himschoot. A separate Petersburg donor, Paul Johnsen, said two agents asked him about his donation and left after he confirmed he knew the candidate. The accounts describe brief interviews; agents did not tell Johnsen they suspected him or another person of wrongdoing. Pat Campbell of Groton, Massachusetts, said agents...