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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and members of her family suffered minor injuries in a car crash Saturday while traveling to a campaign event, prompting her campaign to postpone several stops during the final stretch before Election Day.
Peltola required medical attention after another vehicle crashed into the one carrying her and her family as they headed to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet, according to her campaign. The wreck disrupted the opening of Peltola’s “Alaska Always Tour,” an eight-stop campaign swing planned for the final week before Election Day.
An Alaska Native and former congresswoman, Peltola is challenging Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in one of the country’s closely watched Senate contests. She is seeking to become the first Democrat in nearly two decades to represent the state in the Senate. Both candidates have sought support from Alaska Native voters, a key constituency in the race.
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“Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits,” campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement. “Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover. Mary is disappointed that the accident is delaying the start of her Alaska Always Tour, and she is eager to get back on the campaign trail to speak directly with Alaskans about her plan to take on the rigged system and lower costs for working families.”
Peltola is expected to resume campaigning Tuesday with a stop in Homer.
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President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Sullivan and held a rally for the Republican earlier this month.
Trump also alleged, without providing evidence in the posts, that Democrats were trying to steal Sullivan’s seat by diverting votes to Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher and former Forest Service employee running as a Republican.
Trump urged Alaskans to vote “YES” on Ballot Measure 2, which would repeal ranked-choice voting, and claimed his administration had delivered billions of dollars in benefits to the state.
The dispute has taken on a national dimension after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate election results under certain circumstances. The legal challenge has raised questions about federal intervention in state-run elections, with control of the Senate potentially at stake.
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Newsweek reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to produce this story. Learn more about Martyn here. Contact Newsweek editors for this story: Anthony Murray and Gabe Whisnant.
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