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Alaska Ranked-Choice Voting Faces Scrutiny Amid Scandal

Voters in Alaska are casting ballots under a ranked-choice system that has returned to public debate following recent scandals.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 1 Nov 2026 · updated 10h ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Democrats win Governor & Senate; Republican wins House
0%50%100%57%27 Oct, 09:22 UTCnowCBS News Politics: How Alaska's ranked choice voting system works · 2 Nov, 16:09 UTCNational Review: Ranked-Choice Voting Is a Rank Idea · 1 Nov, 20:14 UTC

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now57%
2 Nov, 23:16 UTC57%
2 Nov, 19:18 UTC51%
2 Nov, 18:56 UTC48%
2 Nov, 17:56 UTC55%
2 Nov, 16:19 UTC54%
28 Oct, 18:52 UTC58%
28 Oct, 15:03 UTC48%
28 Oct, 04:49 UTC58%
27 Oct, 09:22 UTC57%

The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 1 Nov 2026. National Review published first, on 1 November at 20:14 UTC; CBS News Politics followed 19h 56m later. The most recent article, from CBS News Politics, appeared on 2 November at 16:09 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CBS News Politics (major outlet), National Review.

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  • Democrats win Governor & Senate; Republican wins House — the market puts it at 57%, with $661 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 3 Nov 2027. The outcome is Yes if a Republican wins Alaska’s U.S. House seat, while Democrats win both the Governor and U.S. Senate races in the November 3, 2026 election. The result depends on the final winners after ranked-choice tabulation. Readers often mistake early polls or intermediate results for the official resolution.

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  1. How Alaska's ranked choice voting system works CBS News Politics ·
  2. Ranked-Choice Voting Is a Rank Idea National Review

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