{"id":658750,"date":"2026-08-27T17:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=658750"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:10:31","slug":"democrat-sitting-in-ny-federal-prison-advances-to-alaskas-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=658750","title":{"rendered":"Democrat sitting in NY federal prison advances to Alaska\u2019s general election"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man who doesn\u2019t live in Alaska and is currently sitting behind bars just advanced in the race to represent the Last Frontier.<\/p>\n

Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, advanced in the primary in the race for Alaska\u2019s lone U.S. House seat.<\/p>\n

Hafner is on his way to the general election despite currently sitting in federal prison in New York after pleading guilty in 2022 to charges of making death threats against judges and other law enforcement officials, KTUU Alaska reported.<\/p>\n

The candidate information on file reportedly shows that Hafner listed a South Dakota mailing address and a New York phone number, both matching his mom\u2019s, according to the Guardian.<\/p>\n

His mother, Carol Haafner, filed to run for a Senate seat in Alaska and is also a Democrat.<\/p>\n

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The way Alaska does their elections is just completely absurd.<\/p>\n

The spoiler Dan Sullivan is going to advance in the Senate race despite winning less than 4,000 votes.<\/p>\n

And on the House side, Eric Hafner, a guy currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, is also going to advance pic.twitter.com\/mRzfuHUqwR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Not making this up. A guy currently in federal prison in New York is about to advance to the General election in the Alaska at-large House race for winning less than 5,000 voteshttps:\/\/t.co\/uCuVva9GPd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hafner garnered 5,757 votes and came in far behind his Dem opponent Matt Schultz, but Schultz reportedly withdrew from the general election.<\/p>\n

According to Alaska\u2019s election system, Hafner reportedly would have advanced to the general regardless, as the top four primary finishers automatically advance, despite party affiliation.<\/p>\n

As BizPac Review reported<\/a> last week, an investigative sting uncovered extremely shady behavior at a primary voting station in Anchorage.<\/p>\n

It seems the good people of Alaska, like much of the country, have their work cut out for them if they care about free and fair elections:<\/p>\n

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You can thank Lisa Murkowski for that voting system! It was the only way she could win her last election because no one really wants her.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Victoria O\u2019Kane (@Victoriaokane) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Eric Hafner isn\u2019t letting a mild roadblock like being sentenced to prison stand in his way. What an inspiration!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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ALL BECAUSE Lisa Murkowski didn\u2019t want to face Republicans alone in proper Republican primaries of any kind. Not even with runoffs. And because she knows she\u2019d place third even in a regular jungle primary, since then most Democrats wouldn\u2019t care to vote for her.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris (@chriswithans) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The way Alaska does their elections is just completely absurd by design. Democrats made it this way to force Republican candidates to fight & attack each other in the general election & to trick conservative voters into wasting their votes on spoiler candidates.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Izengabe (@Izengabe_) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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