Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) trolled her opponent, Republican Kelly Tshibaka, after she took a lead in the first-place votes for the state’s Senate race. 

 

Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system means voters ranked the candidates from first place to last, and a candidate must win a majority of first-place votes to win outright without additional rounds being needed.

 

 

While no candidate is projected to win a majority of first-place votes in the first round, Tshibaka led Murkowski narrowly since Election Day, but Murkowski took a lead and noted it in a tweet on her campaign account Friday. 

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3742812-murkowski-trolls-alaska-senate-challenger-as-she-takes-lead-in-first-place-votes/

The article said that Murkowski is less supportive of Trump then her main opponent. That is putting it mildly. Trump targeted her for defeat in his usual nasty way. But it certainly looks like she's going to win. Which is good news for Joe Biden and the Democrats since she will almost certainly vote to approve judges who are not supporters of the Dobbs decision. And also not shills for corporate interests unlike members of the present right wing majority.

I thought states had primaries to select the candidates in the election. Am I wrong, or is Alaska different?

Murkowski, Peltola and Dunleavy projected to win Alaska elections

All three incumbents likely clinched final victory in Alaska’s statewide elections Friday, as the Alaska Division of Elections updated results with thousands of additional absentee, questioned and early ballots from this fall’s general election.

Final unofficial results will not be available until 4 p.m. Wednesday, when the division implements the state’s new ranked choice sorting system, but voting trends have made the results clear in most races.

https://www.ktoo.org/2022/11/19/murkowski-peltola-and-dunleavy-projected-to-win-alaska-elections/

 

Not so long ago the headline would have read "Palin projected to lose Alaska election" Clearly, she has become irrelevant. And Alaska looks like it will have a Democratic congresswoman.

Edited November 21, 20223 yr by placeholder

31 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I thought states had primaries to select the candidates in the election. Am I wrong, or is Alaska different?

Not primaries, these were Statewide Elections the US over. The Primaries were last Febrauary or March.

19 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not primaries, these were Statewide Elections the US over. The Primaries were last Febrauary or March.

I don't understand why it seems that 2 GOP candidates are in a competition then. If they are not competing, why does the article say one is ahead of the other?

20 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I thought states had primaries to select the candidates in the election. Am I wrong, or is Alaska different?

The article mentions that the Alaska election is ranked choice. This allows several candidates from the same party to face a general election. Unfortunately, the lack of such a system is how Trump won his primary with less than 40% of the Republican primary vote.

Edited November 21, 20223 yr by ozimoron

21 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I don't understand why it seems that 2 GOP candidates are in a competition then. If they are not competing, why does the article say one is ahead of the other?

They are competing. Murkowski is going to win.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I don't understand why it seems that 2 GOP candidates are in a competition then. If they are not competing, why does the article say one is ahead of the other?

It's the way Alaska runs there system. You need to research Alaska voting.

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

It's the way Alaska runs there system. You need to research Alaska voting.

I did but ended up confused, which is why I asked.

8 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I did but ended up confused, which is why I asked.

It is an all for one type of system, regardless of affiliation. It is based upon votes and if one does not have enough, regardless of affiliation, then the top vote getters move on from the primary for it to be sussed out again and is why two Republicans are vying for the same seat.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/alaska-senate-race-headed-ranked-choice-runoff-rcna54939

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/why-republicans-moderates-see-opportunity-ranked-choice-voting-n1286250

Edited November 22, 20223 yr by ThailandRyan

12 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

It is an all for one type of system, regardless of affiliation. It is based upon votes and if one does not have enough, regardless of affiliation, then the top vote getters move on from the primary for it to be sussed out again and is why two Republicans are vying for the same seat.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/alaska-senate-race-headed-ranked-choice-runoff-rcna54939

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/why-republicans-moderates-see-opportunity-ranked-choice-voting-n1286250

Thank you for explaining it.

 

Murkowski and Peltola win reelection in Alaska

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has won reelection, Alaska's Division of Elections announced Wednesday, as did the state's at-large Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Alaska used ranked-choice voting system for both races.

 

Murkowski — the only Republican who was up for reelection who had voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his second Senate impeachment trial — fended off a challenge by fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, who was backed by Trump. Democrat Pat Chesbro was also on the ballot. 

 

But the Elections Division announced Wednesday that, after the third round, Murkowski was the winner with 135,972 votes. Tshibaka received 117,299 votes in the final tabulation.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lisa-murkowski-mary-peltota-win-reelection-alaska-2022-midterm-election-results/

I'm so happy that Palin got beaten. After her disgusting target on opponents  faces which resulted in Gabby Giffords getting shot, she's a pariah.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palin-criticized-over-gabrielle-giffords-presence-on-target-list/