India, Oct. 31 -- Daniel J. Sullivan, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Alaska whose name closely resembles that of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, has reportedly left his hometown of Petersburg just days before the midterm elections, according to multiple sources who spoke with CBS News.

A former student and resident of Petersburg told CBS News that she spotted Sullivan boarding a flight to Anchorage on Monday, two days before The New York Times published a report alleging that operatives connected to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola's campaign had recruited him to enter the Senate race. However, the resident said she did not know where Sullivan was headed. Another acquaintance described Sullivan and his wife as "world trav...