Alaska's Senate race faces allegations of spoiler candidate

NPR | By Liz Ruskin,

A Martínez

Published October 30, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

The final days of a tight U.S. Senate race in Alaska have been roiled by allegations that Democrats tried to prop up a spoiler candidate.

Liz Ruskin

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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