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Oct 24, 2026

Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola injured in car crash, postpones campaign events

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries in a car crash Saturday while traveling to a campaign event, forcing her to postpone stops in Fairbanks and Bethel with nine days remaining before the election.

Oct 24, 2026·4 sources

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▪A spokesperson for Mary Peltola's campaign stated there was no reason to believe the October 24, 2026 car collision involving Mary Peltola had any political motivation
▪On October 24, 2026, Democrats filed a legal motion urging a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit regarding Alaska's Senate election certification
▪Mary Peltola was the top vote-getter in Alaska's August 2026 top-four primary under the state's ranked-choice voting system

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