Special AK Election: Ranked Choice Voting Visualization

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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

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Round	Eliminated	Winners
Round 1
Round 2	Sarah Palin	Nick Begich
Round 3	Mary Peltola

Round 1

Candidate	What changed	Current total votes
Nick Begich	29,600 votes in the first round	29.6% 29,600 votes
Mary Peltola	41,000 votes in the first round	41.0% 41,000 votes
Sarah Palin	29,400 votes in the first round	29.4% 29,400 votes

Round 2

Candidate	What changed	Current total votes
Nick Begich	Elected: Gained 17,640 votes	52.38% 47,240 votes
Mary Peltola	Gained 1,940 votes	47.62% 42,940 votes
Sarah Palin	Eliminated: 29,400 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Round 3

Candidate	What changed	Current total votes
Nick Begich	No change (Elected in Round 2)	100.0% 47,240 votes
Mary Peltola	Eliminated: 42,940 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive

Nick Begich

Round	What changed	Current total votes
Round 1	29600.0 first-round votes.	29.6% 29,600 votes
Round 2	Elected. Gained 17,640 votes from Sarah Palin.	52.38% 47,240 votes
Round 3		100.0% 47,240 votes

Mary Peltola

Round	What changed	Current total votes
Round 1	41000.0 first-round votes.	41.0% 41,000 votes
Round 2	Gained 1,940 votes from Sarah Palin. Eliminated.	47.62% 42,940 votes

Sarah Palin

Round	What changed	Current total votes
Round 1	29400.0 first-round votes. Eliminated.	29.4% 29,400 votes

Candidate name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Nick Begich	29.6% 29,600 votes	52.38% 47,240 votes	100.0% 47,240 votes
Mary Peltola	41.0% 41,000 votes	47.62% 42,940 votes
Sarah Palin	29.4% 29,400 votes

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