MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Republican State Senate candidate Gresham Bouma has denied sending religious-leaning mailers in Latah County that urged voters to become true believers or be "struck down".

Bouma's campaign is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the fliers, which were made to look as if they carried his endorsement and told voters: "You are not a true Christian and you are on the path to hell." The Latah County prosecutor's office is also investigating the mailer, which said a vote for Bouma was not enough and urged voters to join Freeze Community Church, which Bouma's family attends. Bouma faces Democrat Dan Schmidt in November.