Man in prison in New York advances in primary for Alaska’s US House seat

Democrat Eric Hafner, to be released in 2036, also ran for seat in 2024, securing spot on that general election ballot A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone US House seat. Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, 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. Continue reading...

Associated Press · Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 3:14 PM
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Man in prison in New York advances in primary for Alaska’s US House seat

Democrat Eric Hafner, to be released in 2036, also ran for seat in 2024, securing spot on that general election ballot

A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska’s lone US House seat.

Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, 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.

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