Alaska's sole congressional seat, which had been in GOP hands for 49 years, was recently captured by Democrat Mary Peltola
- The result was a function of Alaska's new ranked-choice voting (RCV) and Top-four primary (TFP) system
- RCV: An electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots.
- Top Four Primary: A type of primary election in which all candidates are listed on the same primary ballot and the top four vote-getters, regardless of their partisan affiliations, advance to the general election.
- Proponents say this system gives citizens more choices and reduces the chances a "radical" will be elected because not only can everyone vote in the primary, but no one can win by capturing just a plurality (e.g., 37 percent) of the vote. Opponents assert that this merely favors politicians who don't take firm stands on hot-button issues and remain "inoffensive" enough to be everyone's second choice.
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