Alaska voters reject a ballot measure that would overturn the state’s ranked-choice voting and open (top-four) primaries, according to projections and election results reported across outlets. The measure is decided as part of the Nov. 3 election.
Outlets describe the vote as a second recent defeat for repeal efforts. PBS NewsHour and NPR say this is the second time in two years Alaskans have voted down attempts to revert to partisan primaries and single-choice general elections, with Alaska voters first approving the system in 2020. NPR adds that a 2024 repeal effort also failed narrowly. NBC News reports that Alaskans opt to keep ranked-choice voting.
The Hill similarly emphasizes that voters are keeping the Last Frontier’s current system, noting Alaska adopted it alongside changes such as new campaign finance rules, first implementing it in the 2022 election cycle. The Winnipeg Free Press repeats the core outcome and topic, aligning with the same storyline of rejecting the repeal measure.
