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Incarcerated Eric Hafner Advances in Alaska U.S. House Primary
Hafner received 5,757 votes and advanced under Alaska’s top-four system, likely setting up another residency challenge.
- On Wednesday, Democrat Eric Hafner advanced from the primary for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat while currently serving time in a New York federal prison.
- With no apparent ties to Alaska, Hafner is serving a sentence until 2036 after a 2024 run for the seat triggered a challenge from the Alaska Democratic Party.
- After 93% of ballots were tallied, Hafner received 5,757 votes, having filed with a Box Elder, South Dakota, mailing address and a New York phone number.
- Because the Constitution requires candidates to live in the state they represent, Hafner's advancement is almost certain to draw a legal challenge regarding his residency.
- Republican Rep. Nick Begich and independent Bill Hill lead the general election race, while Democrat Matt Schultz finished third but withdrew, leaving the fourth-place spot contested.
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Washington TimesA federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state’s U.S. House seat
A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York has advanced from the primary for Alaska’s lone House seat.
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A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state's US House seat
A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York has advanced from the primary for Alaska’s lone House seat.
·New York, United States
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A federal prison prisoner in New York advanced Wednesday in the primaries for Alaska's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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