Supporters of ranked choice voting say it encourages candidates to appeal to a broad spectrum of voters rather than an extreme slice of the electorate, that it encourages civility in campaigns and that it promotes fuller participation.
the leading national group that supports ranked choice voting, found that between 1992 and 2019, 49 senators have been elected with less than 50% support. In fact, in Alaska, no candidate has garnered more than 50% of the vote in the general election for a U.S. Senate seat since 2002.
The primary includes candidates of all parties, which means that any mix of four candidates — no matter their party affiliation — would advance to the Aug. 16 general election. Making things somewhat more confusing, on Aug. 16, the same day that Alaskans vote in the special election for Young’s seat, they will also vote in the primary election for the full two-year term that starts in January 2023.are running — about half of them Republicans, while the rest are either undeclared, nonpartisan or other affiliations. No Democrats have declared for the seat. are Murkowski and Tshibaka. Trump endorsed Tshibaka after Murkowski voted to impeach him after the Jan.
Speculation about what would have happened to Murkowski without ranked choice voting aside, this much is agreed upon: She is expected to advance from the primary as one of the top four vote-getters.
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