AK-AL Special election: Peltola wins!

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

I’m confused

If someone got 50.01% there’s no general election in November?

I assume the most likely result is Begich winning once Democrats put 2nd place?

If Begich comes in third place, he’ll be eliminated and his votes will be redistributed to his second preferences - mostly Palin, of course, but we’re not sure how much. It’s unlikely, but if enough of his voters didn’t rank Palin second (either because they preferred Peltola or because they didn’t want to rank a second choice) then Peltola could win.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

https://twitter.com/IvanMoore1/status/1562761035399852036?s=20&t=NMYQmYuZ6xv...

Why are there so many sinks at my front door

Hey, if you're anti-pencil, does that make you erasist?

--

Seriously still having a tough time wrapping my head around how this whole RCV works.  But my understanding is that the Dems are banking on Begich voters leaving their tickets blank the rest of the way down?

That or full-on putting Peltola second, although the first might be more likely.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Let’s hope we can keep this up in November! That’s what’ll really matter - especially if Begich gets second place in the general.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Alaska’s five Representatives have been, in order, Democratic, Republican, Democratic, Republican, and now Democratic.