Ranked-Choice Voting & Top-Four Primary Repeal
Alaska adopted a top-four primary and ranked-choice voting (RCV) system via a 2020 ballot measure. A 2024 repeal effort failed by only 743 votes, and a new citizen-initiated repeal measure is on the November 2026 ballot. The race is considered one of the most competitive ballot initiatives in the country for 2026, with national election-reform groups and party-aligned donors expected to weigh in.
Should Alaska repeal its top-four primary and ranked-choice voting system?
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Sources
State Policy Network (SPN) — https://spn.org/top-state-policy-initiatives-2026-ballot
The measure is a citizen-initiated state statute that would repeal Alaska's top-four primary and ranked-choice voting general election system, returning the state to a more traditional election model. Alaska adopted the current system through a 2020 ballot measure, and a 2024 repeal effort failed by just 743 votes.
Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_2026_ballot_measures
Ballot Measure 2 | Primary elections; Campaign finance; RCV | Repeal the top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) system that was adopted in 2020
Alaska Division of Elections — https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-information
A Nonpartisan Top Four Primary is used to determine the top four vote getters that will advance to the General Election, regardless of political affiliation.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Keep and expand RCV; it gives voters more voice and produces fairer election outcomes.
- Keep the top-four RCV system as-is; it has worked well since 2020 and voters already rejected repeal.
- Evaluate the system with nonpartisan study before deciding whether to keep or repeal it.
- Repeal RCV but keep the nonpartisan top-four primary to preserve cross-party competition.
- Fully repeal the top-four primary and RCV system and return to traditional party primaries.