In an unexpected turn of events, a man serving a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has managed to secure a spot on Alaska's general election ballot for the state's lone U.S. House seat this November. Eric Hafner, who was convicted in 2022 for making threats against judges, police officers, and others, surprisingly made it onto the ballot after initially finishing sixth in Alaska's ranked choice primary.
Two Republican candidates, Matthew Salisbury and Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, withdrew from the race, paving the way for Hafner to advance to the general election alongside Alaskan Independence Party chairman John Wayne Howe, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, and Republican Nick Begich.
