Reading In most American elections, voters mark one name and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without a majority. This rule, called plurality voting, is simple, but it can produce a winner whom most voters opposed when three or more candidates split the vote. Ranked choice voting (RCV), also called instant runoff voting, … Read more
Why This Race Matters Alaska is choosing a new governor from a field of one Democrat and three Republicans, and the Democrat, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, leads the public general election polling this briefing located. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is term-limited. A Kreiss-Tomkins win would make him the state’s first Democratic governor in nearly … Read more
August 21, 2026. Why This Race Is on Our List Cook Political Report moved this race from Leans Republican to Toss-up on July 1. Alaska has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 2015 and has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, which makes a toss-up rating unusual on its own. … Read more
