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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Mary Peltola, Democratic candidate for Alaska’s US Senate seat, and her family sustained minor injuries in a multi-vehicle crash while en route to a campaign event, leading to the rescheduling of some campaign stops.
- The accident occurred on Saturday evening, with Peltola and others taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; the incident is under police investigation.
- Peltola, an Alaska Native and former congresswoman, is challenging Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in a closely watched race, with both candidates seeking support from Alaska Native voters.
- The crash has delayed Peltola’s “Alaska Always tour,” an eight-stop campaign push before election day, but her campaign plans to resume events starting Tuesday.
- The race has drawn national attention, including a recent directive from former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department to block certification of the election if Sullivan loses, citing ballot confusion concerns.
