Alaska voter abandons Democrat Mary Peltola after shocking ballot scheme report
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A voter who was leaning toward Democratic candidate former Rep. Mary Peltola says he will instead vote for incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan after learning about a reported scheme involving a decoy candidate.
A voter in Alaska told Fox News that he will cast his ballot for incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, despite previously thinking about voting for Democratic Senate candidate former Rep. Mary Peltola. The unnamed voter said the situation involving a candidate with a similar name to the incumbent was "sketchy" and said he was deeply disappointed after reading a New York Times report about an alleged scheme to recruit a decoy candidate.
"When the New York Times article came out, and I found out how that transpired, I was disgusted by the whole thing," the voter said.
He added that he had considered voting for Peltola but ultimately decided to back Sullivan. A woman accompanying him said the alleged scheme was unethical and said she also would vote for Sullivan.
Former Rep. Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate, declined to comment to Fox News but had previously said she was unaware of any other candidates besides herself and the incumbent and denied any intent to mislead voters.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, speaking at a recent rally, referenced the controversy, saying, "We all knew that the decoy Dan guy was fake, but the extent of the corruption, the extent of the cheating."
President Donald Trump posted support for Sullivan on his social platform, praising the senator and criticizing the alleged ballot confusion.