Alaska voters keep ranked choice voting and top-four primaries
What's new: The repeal failed for the second time in two years, preserving campaign disclosure rules and the state's open primary system.
Alaska voters rejected a ballot measure that would have scrapped the state's open primary system and ranked choice voting in general elections, keeping in place the election model adopted in 2020. The result marks the second failed repeal attempt in two years after a similar effort fell short in 2024. Under the current system, all candidates compete on one primary ballot and the top four advance, regardless of party. If no candidate wins a majority in the general election, ranked choice tabulation determines the winner. Opponents, including Donald Trump, had argued the system is confusing, while supporters said it gives voters more choice and rewards broader coalitions. The measure also would have rolled back some campaign disclosure rules.