How Alaska Became the Most Chaotic Senate Battleground in America

Democrats wanted to focus on Trump and high heating bills, but then came the October surpriseMary Peltola at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage. ANCHORAGE—As winter set in and Election Day neared in Alaska, high prices for diesel and home heating oil drove voter anger at President Trump and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, making the Senate race in this red state one of the most competitive in the country.Now, with just days to go, allegations that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign secretly worked to recruit a spoiler candidate to help her party win the pivotal Alaska seat—and...