Alaska House of Representatives Special Election

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data | Source [elections.alaska.gov]

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Candidates eliminated and elected in each round
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Write-Ins
Round 3 Nick Begich Mary Peltola

Round 1

Round 1: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Mary Peltola 74,817 votes in the first round 39.66%
74,817 votes
Sarah Palin 58,339 votes in the first round 30.92%
58,339 votes
Nick Begich 52,536 votes in the first round 27.85%
52,536 votes
Write-Ins 2,974 votes in the first round 1.58%
2,974 votes

Round 2

Round 2: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Mary Peltola Gained 982 votes 40.19%
75,799 votes
Sarah Palin Gained 634 votes 31.27%
58,973 votes
Nick Begich Gained 1,274 votes 28.53%
53,810 votes
Write-Ins Eliminated: 2,974 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Round 3: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
Mary Peltola Elected: Gained 15,467 votes 51.48%
91,266 votes
Sarah Palin Gained 27,053 votes 48.52%
86,026 votes
Nick Begich Eliminated: 53,810 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

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Mary Peltola

Mary Peltola: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 74817.0 first-round votes. 39.66%
74,817 votes
Round 2 Gained 982 votes from Write-Ins. 40.19%
75,799 votes
Round 3 Elected. Gained 15,467 votes from Nick Begich. 51.48%
91,266 votes

Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 58339.0 first-round votes. 30.92%
58,339 votes
Round 2 Gained 634 votes from Write-Ins. 31.27%
58,973 votes
Round 3 Gained 27,053 votes from Nick Begich. 48.52%
86,026 votes

Nick Begich

Nick Begich: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 52536.0 first-round votes. 27.85%
52,536 votes
Round 2 Gained 1,274 votes from Write-Ins. Eliminated. 28.53%
53,810 votes

Write-Ins

Write-Ins: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 2974.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 1.58%
2,974 votes
Each candidate's votes in each round. Cells are shaded green once a candidate is elected and red once they are eliminated.
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Mary Peltola 39.66% 74,817 votes 40.19% 75,799 votes 51.48% 91,266 votes Elected
Sarah Palin 30.92% 58,339 votes 31.27% 58,973 votes 48.52% 86,026 votes
Nick Begich 27.85% 52,536 votes 28.53% 53,810 votes Eliminated
Write-Ins 1.58% 2,974 votes Eliminated Previously eliminated


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