# Alaska governor orders probe into alleged Democratic spoiler-candidate scheme

https://mins.news/en/item/120652

- BBC News, 2026-10-29 11:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vgx0zrpk6no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into allegations that people linked to Mary Peltola’s Democratic campaign tried to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to run for the US Senate and draw votes from the Republican incumbent. Peltola’s team denies involvement; the governor said investigators will determine whether Alaska laws were broken.

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