As Alaska’s House Primary Nears, Ranked-Choice Voting Still a GOP Quandary

Republicans struggle with party discipline as they vie to replace a Democrat from the Last Frontier.

Nancy Dahlstrom looks on as Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 23, 2022. Mark Thiessen, File/AP Photo

Republicans are preparing to contest Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in the nonpartisan primary for Alaska’s only seat in the House.

Four years after voters approved it, the heavily Republican state’s ranked-choice voting system continues to vex and divide GOP candidates.