Alaska special election will gauge Murkowski's re-election chances
2022 Elections,2022 Alaska Senate Election,Alaska,Lisa Murkowski,Ranked-Choice Voting
The election to replace the late Rep. Don Young will put a new person in Alaska's lone House seat for the first time in nearly half a century. It'll also test a pioneering new voting system β and the re-election prospects of Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Why it matters: Murkowski is the only Senate Republican up for re-election this cycle who voted to convict former President Trump. She also animated the 50-50 Senate by voting for many of President Biden's nominees and working with Democrats on infrastructure and election reform.
How it works: Candidates from any party will run in a nonpartisan primary, and the top four vote-getters will advance to the general election.
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