# Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked voting system

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4 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 14, 2026, 12:43 PM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/alaska-voters-reject-ballot-measure-seeking-to-repeal-open-primaries-and-ranked-voting-system>

The ballot measure, decided as part of the Nov. 3 election, marked the second time in two years that voters have rejected attempts to overturn the system and revert to partisan primaries and to general elections in which just one candidate can be selected.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 5:32 AM: [Alaskans vote to keep ranked choice voting, open primaries](<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6185752-alaska-ranked-choice-voting/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Alaskans have rejected another effort to repeal the Last Frontier’s ranked choice voting system and open primaries, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects. Alaska adopted ranked choice voting and open primaries in a 2020 ballot measure, first implementing the system in the 2022 election cycle along with new campaign finance rules. But opponents haven’t let up…
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:14 PM: [Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries, ranked voting system](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxNNHZxR0tjdTY5VnFOYTNrR2pnTENGQnZ5NUVQNDlSYmVuU1lOU2xwZllqRVVFUVI2Q181NFFpU3hjNEtNNHlGRFg3TUhabGJoX2k2VUJ4SmNldjBYNTdidlpjbGM0bklGZUk1S0dEVDN6U3VGRWpvMnZSX2ZzUHF5cEFqOEpmOEcydGliRnpjMjJMeVVkT044WHJJZWw?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
- Nov 14, 2026, 7:08 AM: [Alaska voters aren't ditching ranked choice voting, top-four primaries](<https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/nx-s1-6034952/alaska-results-ranked-choice-voting-nonpartisan-primary>) — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first approved in 2020. A repeal effort in 2024 also failed narrowly.
- Nov 14, 2026, 12:43 PM: [Alaska voters reject ballot measure seeking to repeal open primaries and ranked voting system](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/alaska-voters-reject-ballot-measure-seeking-to-repeal-open-primaries-and-ranked-voting-system>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  The ballot measure, decided as part of the Nov. 3 election, marked the second time in two years that voters have rejected attempts to overturn the system and revert to partisan primaries and to general elections in which just one candidate can be selected.