Alaska governor raises concern of ‘cover-up’ in Mary Peltola ballot scandal

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK) said Thursday that he was concerned that Democrat Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign was engaged in a “cover-up” over its alleged scheme to prop up a spoiler candidate to confuse voters in the Alaska race.

Dunleavy spoke with Fox News after announcing his intention to open an investigation into an alleged plan to seek out a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) to siphon votes away from the Republican.

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