Peltola says she is 'deeply offended' by accusations over Senate campaign

Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska, has publicly rejected accusations aimed at her campaign, saying she is "deeply offended" by them. She made the remarks to supporters at a rally in Anchorage on October 31, 2026, with the midterm elections four days away, according to NBC News.

Her comments come amid official attention to the contest. NBC News video listings from the same day describe federal prosecutors announcing an investigation into the Alaska Senate race, the state's governor announcing a criminal investigation of it, and a criminal inquiry focused on the Democrat's Senate campaign. Federal and state officials announced their probes separately. Another segment examines whether a spoiler-candidate strategy in Alaska is legal.

The rally coverage does not spell out which allegations Peltola was answering, and the listings do not say what the investigations have found. The Alaska race is one of several Senate contests NBC News was tracking as voters prepared to head to the polls, alongside those in Maine, New Hampshire and Mississippi.

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