2024 referendum
2024 Alaska Ballot Measure 2 An Act Restoring Political Party Primaries and Single-Choice General Elections
Results Choice
Votes % 160,124 160,861
State House district results Precinct results Yes
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
90–100%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
Other
Tie
No data
Alaska Ballot Measure 2 was aballot initiative that was voted on in the November 5, 2024, general election. The ballot measure narrowly failed to pass.[ 1] [ 2]
If enacted, it would have repealed Alaska's electoral system ofranked-choice voting andnonpartisan blanket primaries , which was enacted byAlaska Measure 2 from 2020, and return the state topartisan primaries andplurality voting .[ 3]
The 2020 measure established ranked-choice voting and nonpartisantop-four primaries for all Alaskan state and federal elections exceptpresidential primaries . It passed with a narrow margin of 1%, with supporters of the measure outspending opponents by more than 10 to 1.[ 4]
In the2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election , DemocratMary Peltola won over the two Republicans who had advanced to the general election,Nick Begich III andSarah Palin .[ 5] [ 6] Lisa Murkowski in2022 , led to Republicans increasingly opposing the new system.[ 7]
Supporters of the initiative have said that Alaska's voting system should be repealed due to being confusing and vulnerable to manipulation, while opponents have said that the system should remain in place due to being more inclusive and giving voters more choices.[ 3] [ 7]
Opponents of the measure outspent supporters 100 to 1.[ 8]
No
Newspapers American Indian Tribes Results[ 12] [ 13] Choice Votes % For 160,230 49.88% Against 160,973 50.12% Total 321,203 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 610,272 52.65%
^ Key: ^ Poll asked whether voters would support a hypothetical initiative to repeal ranked choice voting. ^ Stone, Eric; Ruskin, Liz (November 21, 2024)."Alaska's ranked choice repeal measure fails by 664 votes" .Alaska Public Media . RetrievedNovember 21, 2024 . ^ Kitchenman, Andrew (November 21, 2024)."Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show • Alaska Beacon" .Alaska Beacon . RetrievedNovember 21, 2024 . ^a b "Ballot Measure 2: Will Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting & open primaries?" .Alaska’s News Source . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2024 .^ Brooks, James (November 18, 2020)."Alaska becomes second state to approve ranked-choice voting as Ballot Measure 2 passes by 1%" .Anchorage Daily News . RetrievedDecember 6, 2022 .Ballot Measure 2 supporters spent nearly $7 million and campaigned for a year and a half ahead of the election. Opponents raised less than 10% of that total and started formal opposition in fall 2020. ^ Samuels, Iris (October 11, 2022)."Republican U.S. House candidates in Alaska continue to attack each other while urging voters to 'rank the red' .Anchorage Daily News . RetrievedOctober 15, 2022 .Begich and Palin … split the Republican share of the vote in an August special election, allowing Peltola to come away with the victory ^ "Palin urges Begich to drop House bid; Begich declines" .AP . September 5, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2024 .^a b Nichanian, Daniel; Sabino, Pascal (September 11, 2024)."Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting System" .Bolts . RetrievedSeptember 30, 2024 . ^ Grove, Casey (November 6, 2024)."Effort to repeal Alaska's ranked choice voting still holds narrow lead" .Alaska Public Media . RetrievedNovember 16, 2024 . ^ Shower, Mike (September 6, 2024)."Sen. Shower: Vote 'Yes on 2' to repeal RCV's voter suppression in Alaska" .Alaska Watchman . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2024 . ^ Anchorage Daily News editorial board (October 19, 2024)."Should political parties or voters decide who represents Alaska?" .Anchorage Daily News . RetrievedOctober 24, 2024 . ^ "Native Leaders Organize to Defend Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting System" .Bolts . RetrievedSeptember 23, 2024 .^ "Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom Announces Completion of Ballot Measure 2 Recount" .ltgov.alaska.gov . RetrievedSeptember 25, 2025 .^ "Alaska 2024 General Election Results" .Alaska Division of Elections . November 30, 2024. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2025 .
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