Alaska voters reject measure to repeal ranked-choice voting, open primaries
More than two weeks after the Nov. 5 election, final unofficial results show Ballot Measure 2 in Alaska, the repeal of ranked-choice voting and open primaries, has been rejected by
Ranked choice voting and open primaries 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.
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show
The Division of Elections completed the ranked choice results for all nine races in which no one received most first-preference ballots.
Alaska votes to keep ranked choice voting in place
Alaska retained ranked choice voting after residents defeated a ballot measure to repeal the reform system by a close margin, according to state elections officials. Unofficial results show Alaskans voted 50.1% to 49.9% to rebuff Measure 2, a ballot ...
Powered by Native Voters, Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries Survive in Alaska
Alaskans appear to have narrowly rejected Measure 2, a ballot initiative that would have repealed the state’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system. The system, first approved by voters in... R
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,
Ranked-Choice Voting Loses Everywhere Except Alaska
The narrow vote to keep RCV in Alaska is great news for Lisa Murkowski but didn’t save Mary Peltola. Meanwhile RCV lost in five other states.
Alaska Keeps Ranked Choice Voting by Razor-Thin Margin
By the narrowest of margins, Alaska will keep its ranked choice voting (RCV) system. In 2020, Alaskan voters passed Ballot Measure 2, which replaced the state's traditional voting system with RCV. The measure passed narrowly,
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%.
Alaska’s ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes
Phil Izon, who led the campaign in support of the ballot measure, said he planned to submit a recount request once the election is certified.
Alaska Dispatch News19m
Women will make up a majority in Alaska House for first time in state history
The historic increase in representation of women came in Alaska even as voters did not reelect U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the ...
KTOO1d
Alaska House Democrats Cliff Groh and CJ McCormick ousted after final ballot count
Groh’s loss leaves just 21 members in a Democrat-heavy bipartisan caucus that is seeking to take control of the Alaska House, ...
Alaska Senate’s bipartisan supermajority loses at least two members, initial election results show
Two Republican members of the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan supermajority are on course to be replaced by more conservative ...
Every uncalled congressional race left in the 2024 election
But a handful races remain uncalled.While Republicans will control both chambers, with four House races and one Senate race ...