Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) has ordered an investigation into whether Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign illegally recruited a spoiler candidate to siphon votes from Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), escalating a controversy that could reshape one of the country’s most competitive Senate races days before Election Day.

The investigation follows a New York Times report alleging that operatives associated with Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee recruited challengers to dilute support for the incumbent Republican. The allegations have led President Donald Trump to call for Peltola and the other Dan Sullivan to be thrown off the ballot.

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