Alaska Special Election for US Representative

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data

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Candidates eliminated and elected in each round
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 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 75,799 votes in the first round 40.19%
75,799 votes
Sarah Palin 58,973 votes in the first round 31.27%
58,973 votes
Nick Begich 53,810 votes in the first round 28.53%
53,810 votes

Round 2

Round 2: 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 75799.0 first-round votes. 40.19%
75,799 votes
Round 2 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 58973.0 first-round votes. 31.27%
58,973 votes
Round 2 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 53810.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 28.53%
53,810 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
Mary Peltola 40.19% 75,799 votes 51.48% 91,266 votes Elected
Sarah Palin 31.27% 58,973 votes 48.52% 86,026 votes
Nick Begich 28.53% 53,810 votes Eliminated


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