Alaska House Special Election

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 Nick Begich (Republican) Mary S Peltola (Democrat)

Round 1

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Mary S Peltola (Democrat) 75,761 votes in the first round 40.2%
75,761 votes
Sarah Palin (Republican) 58,945 votes in the first round 31.28%
58,945 votes
Nick Begich (Republican) 53,756 votes in the first round 28.52%
53,756 votes

Round 2

Candidate What changed Current total votes
Mary S Peltola (Democrat) Elected: Gained 15,445 votes 50.73%
91,206 votes
Sarah Palin (Republican) Gained 29,652 votes 49.27%
88,597 votes
Nick Begich (Republican) Eliminated: 53,756 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Mary S Peltola (Democrat)

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 75761.0 first-round votes. 40.2%
75,761 votes
Round 2 Elected. Gained 15,445 votes from Nick Begich (Republican). 50.73%
91,206 votes

Sarah Palin (Republican)

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 58945.0 first-round votes. 31.28%
58,945 votes
Round 2 Gained 29,652 votes from Nick Begich (Republican). 49.27%
88,597 votes

Nick Begich (Republican)

Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 53756.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 28.52%
53,756 votes
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2
Mary S Peltola (Democrat)

40.2%

75,761 votes

50.73%

91,206 votes
Sarah Palin (Republican)

31.28%

58,945 votes

49.27%

88,597 votes
Nick Begich (Republican)

28.52%

53,756 votes


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