Alaska Voters Choose to Keep Ranked Choice Voting System

Alaska voters chose to preserve the state's ranked choice voting and open primary system.

Alaska voters defeated a ballot measure aimed at dismantling the state electoral system. The decision preserves open primaries and ranked choice voting, which were initially established by a 2020 ballot initiative. Both Decision Desk HQ and NBC News projected the outcome after election results came in.

• The backgroundAlaska first used ranked choice voting and open primaries during the 2022 election cycle.
• The oppositionCritics of the electoral system organized a ballot measure to repeal the framework before voters intervened.