Ranked choice voting explained as voters in 2 states rank congressional picks
About 3.9 million voters will use ranked choice ballots this year as Maine and Alaska again test the system in congressional and state races.
- Voters in Maine and Alaska are using ranked choice voting for congressional and state races this year, with roughly 3.9 million voters casting RCV ballots in the midterms.
- Unlike standard voting, RCV allows voters to rank candidates by preference; if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the process restarts and transfers votes until a majority winner emerges.
- David McCune, a mathematics professor at William Jewell College, told ABC News that RCV diminishes the role of spoiler candidates, allowing voters to support preferred candidates.
- Opposition has risen, with Eighteen state legislatures banning RCV between 2022 and 2026, and President Donald Trump has amplified calls, claiming without evidence the system is a "Democrat scam."
- Alaska voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to repeal RCV through a ballot initiative championed by state Republicans, as approximately 10.3 million voters in 14 cities and two states currently use the system.
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