Peltola postpones campaign stops after Saturday car crash
The Alaska Senate candidate and her family sustained minor injuries, her campaign announced Sunday.
Former Rep. Mary Peltola is rescheduling her campaign stops in Alaska's Senate race after a minor car crash on Saturday. The Democratic candidate and her family were en route to the Alaska Federation of Natives' annual banquet when another driver collided with their vehicle, leading to minor injuries for the Peltolas. Campaign manager Cheryl Bruce announced the rescheduling on Sunday, stating that Peltola and her family are in good spirits but need to focus on recovery.
The crash impacts the start of Peltola's "Alaska Always Tour," an eight-community seven-day campaign swing ahead of the midterms. Originally scheduled events in Fairbanks and Bethel on Sunday and Monday will be moved to later in the week, while stops in Homer, Kenai, Seward, Juneau, Anchorage, and Palmer will proceed as planned.
The midterm elections are just a week away, and Peltola is facing Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in a critical race that could influence Senate control. Alaska's political landscape has seen its share of tragic transportation incidents, with Peltola's husband, Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr., losing his life in a small plane crash in September 2023.
Notable past transportation disasters in Alaska include the 2010 plane crash that claimed the life of former Republican Sen. Ted Stevens near Dillingham and the 1972 disappearance of Democratic Rep. Nick Begich after a small plane landed in Anchorage.
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