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A US congressman was replaced by a lookalike robot after being hanged in a televised execution in southern Ukraine, according to his failed election challenger.

Timothy Ray Murray, who unsuccessfully opposed congressman Frank Lucas in last week's Oklahoma Republican primary, made the astonishing claim on his website.

He says he will be contesting the election and demands Lucas' votes be transferred to him, because "it is widely known Rep. Frank D. Lucas is no longer alive."

In his statement, Murray is careful to make clear that he is, in fact, a human being.

He also says: "I will NEVER use [an] Artificial Intelligence lookalike to voice what The Representative’s Office is doing nor own a robot look alike.

"The world knows the truth," he continued. "And we must always share the truth."

Alleged robot Lucas won Tuesday's election with 82% of the vote, compared to 5.2% of Oklahomans who voted for genuine human being Murray.

Lucas told local TV news station KFOR: "It does come as kind of a shock to read that you’re not you...Many things have been said about me, said to me during course of my campaigns. This is the first time I’ve ever been accused of being a body double or a robot"

In a press release, Murray goes into great detail on his theory that Lucas and "a few other Oklahoma and other states' Congressional members" were hanged in a televised execution by the 'World Court' in southern Ukraine "on or about Jan. 11, 2011."

Lucas, who represented Oklahoma in congress for 20 years told KFOR: "I've never been to Ukraine."

On his website, Murray lists among his career achievements the blocking of a plan to place people on a Starship without their knowledge, and a plot to illegally implant a mind control chip in every person on earth.

His policies include delivering a balanced budget and providing protection for Agriculture.

Murray ran for Congress in the 2012 general election, winning the nomination of the Democratic party. In that election he won 20% of the overall vote.