# FBI questions Peltola’s former campaign manager over alleged decoy candidate plan

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fbi-secretly-interviews-mary-peltolas-ex-campaign-manager-accelerating-probe-into-decoy-dan-sullivan-while-alaska-senate-race-sits-on-knifes-edge/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:35:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T19:48:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16266111/FBI-Mary-Peltola-campaign-manager-election-fraud.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- FBI questioned Peltola’s former campaign manager.
- The race is separated by fewer than 700 votes.
- A namesake candidate has received about 3,500 votes.

## Summary

The FBI has questioned Elisa Rios, former campaign manager to Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, as part of a criminal investigation into allegations that operatives recruited a candidate named Dan Sullivan to draw votes from Alaska’s Republican incumbent of the same name. Peltola denies knowing about or being involved in the alleged plan, which could affect the close Senate race.

With 75 per cent of votes reported, Peltola leads incumbent Dan Sullivan by fewer than 700 votes, while the other Sullivan has received about 3,500. The article says Rios previously told The New York Times that Peltola knew of the plan, but later said she did not want to be a source; Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee deny involvement. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation, while a federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s effort to block certification if Sullivan loses.

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