Ranked choice repeal ballot measure now failing by just 45 votes after Tuesday results update
In the latest update Tuesday afternoon from the Division of Elections, “No” on Ballot Measure 2 leads by just 0.02% in a race in which 315,633 votes have been counted to date. Tuesday’s update included 2,050 newly counted votes.
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system
A day after the votes for keeping Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system overtook those to repeal it, the vote count tightened on Tuesday. The votes against the ballot measure to repeal the system are only 45 votes ahead of those in favor of repeal,
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show
Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday.
Ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is now failing by 192 votes
The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the latest results update from the Division of Elections on Monday.
Ranked choice voting repeal fails by 0.2%, Begich defeats Peltola 51.3%-48.7% on final day of counting
The results also confirmed Republican Nick Begich III will replace Democrat Mary Peltola as Alaska’s lone U.S. House member, following a ranked choice tabulation of that race when Begich fell short of a majority of first-choice votes. After second- and third-choice ballots were tallied from two minor candidates, Begich had 51.3% to Peltola’s 48.7%.
Ranked-choice voting repeal margin shrinks to 45 votes
The margin of victory for a ballot measure looking to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system shrunk to a mere 45 votes Tuesday.
Alaska’s ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes
That’s according to the final unofficial election results posted Wednesday, the last day for absentee ballots to arrive from U.S. citizens living abroad.
Ranked choice voting retained in Alaska after final ballot count
A final ballot count by Alaska’s election workers on Wednesday cemented the narrow lead for supporters of Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primary system, who sought to defeat a ballot measure that would have done away with the state’s new voting process.
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