Alaska recently held a special election using ranked choice voting
This was Alaska's first general election using the new system, and it also made the state one of the first major jurisdictions in the United States to employ the new voting system.
The results have created raucous debate over whether the outcome spells good news for Democrats, despite the fact that the Democrat only received about 40% of the vote.
Failed to deliver on promise of increased representation of third parties
Advocates for ranked choice voting claimed it would make voters more open to third-party candidates
Nothing has materialized
Maine came close to electing an independent governor in 2010 and 2012
In 2018 and 2020, independent candidates had lackluster showings
https://www.realclearwire.com/articles/2022/09/08/alaska_reminds_us_ranked_choice_voting_is_a_bad_idea_148162.html
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