Who Is Eric Hafner? Democrat on Alaska Ballot Accused of Being GOP Ploy
Summary
Eric Hafner, a Democrat serving a 20-year federal prison sentence, advanced to Alaska’s 2026 U.S. House general-election ballot after receiving 6,175 votes in the primary. His candidacy has renewed scrutiny because he has never lived in Alaska and the state’s Republican Party previously went to court to keep him off the ballot.Key Facts
- Hafner pleaded guilty in 2022 to making threatening communications and conveying false information about explosive devices.
- He received a 240-month prison sentence in December 2023, followed by three years of supervised release.
- Hafner received 3.8 percent of the vote in Alaska’s 2026 U.S. House primary, up from 467 votes in 2024.
- Democrat Matt Schultz received more primary votes, but he had withdrawn from the general election before the primary and did not advance.
- Hafner is the only candidate listed as a registered Democrat in Alaska’s 2026 U.S. House general election.
- The other listed candidates are Republican Nick Begich, nonpartisan Bill Hill and Libertarian James C. “Jim” McDermott.
- Hafner’s candidate information listed a South Dakota mailing address and a New York telephone number, raising questions about the constitutional requirement that a House member live in the state they represent.
- The article links renewed attention to Hafner with a separate dispute over Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., who shares a name with Alaska’s Republican senator.
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