In 2022, Alaska elected Democrat Mary Peltola in a special House election in the “first federal test” of the state’s “jungle” primary. 

“Ranked-choice voting is a scam to rig elections,” Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton declared at the time, noting that “60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion—which disenfranchises voters—a Democrat ‘won.’” 

Even when RCV doesn’t deliver victory to a less popular candidate, it can create delays that generally undermine voter confidence.