The three candidates for Alaska's U.S. House seat remain split when it comes to the state’s new ranked choice voting system. Republican Sarah Palin said the system “needs to be changed,” though Alaska has not yet conducted an election under it.
U.S. House candidates, from left, Mary Peltola, Sarah Palin, and Nick Begich III participate in an Anchorage Chamber of Commerce"Make it Monday Forum" on Monday, June 27, 2022 at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage.
The winner will serve the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term, which ends early next year. Young died in March. Peltola, who most recently worked for the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, said she is “not a very partisan person.” She said she is hopeful more moderate candidates will be elected with ranked voting.[Alaskans for Better Elections, which advocated for the new process, on its website says ranked voting allows voters to “express their true preferences without fear of accidentally helping elect candidates they don’t support.
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