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FILE – An “I voted” sticker on a wooden background. (Photo by Sean Gallup\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n
A man who is serving time in a New York federal prison advanced in the primary for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eric Hafner on the ballot\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Hafner, a registered Democrat, is in prison after pleading guilty to charges in 2022 for making threats against police officers, judges and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019s set to be released in 2036.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hafner\u2019s success in the primary will very likely draw legal challenges. Hafner also ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot that November despite a challenge brought by the Alaska Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Constitution requires candidates to, firstly, live in the state they will represent at the time of the election.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hafner is currently registered under his mother\u2019s home address in South Dakota and a New York phone number \u2013 neither of which have ties to Alaska.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Hafner\u2019s mother, Carol, also tried to run as a U.S. Senate candidate, but failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who\u2019s up against Hafner?\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Local perspective:<\/p>\n
Right now, the two leading candidates in Alaska\u2019s House race are:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rep. Nick Begich (incumbent, Republican)Bill Hill (commercial fisherman, retired educator, independent) <\/p>\n
By the numbers:<\/p>\n
Hafner had received 5,757 votes after 93% of ballots had been counted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was far behind the third-place candidate, Democrat Matt Schultz. But Schultz withdrew from the general election and was ineligible to advance.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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