Eric Hafner, a felon serving a 20-year federal sentence in New York who has never visited Alaska, is the lone Democrat on the state's U.S. House ballot, holding nearly 8 percent as Nick Begich leads Bill Hill 48.5 to 41.2 percent. Unattributed texts urging Alaskans to back Hafner are the article's focus: it says an unknown benefactor likely hoped to confuse voters and help Begich, while Alaska Democrats support Hill and independent groups spent nearly $500,000 urging voters not to rank Hafner.