# Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department widens probe

https://mins.news/en/video/121969

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-30 06:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uDzHKi-C2w

> Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola said Thursday she knew nothing about an effort to place another candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent on Alaska’s ballot. The Justice Department is expanding its investigation.

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