An Electoral Game-Changer: What if Ohio & other states used Alaska’s new Ranked Choice Voting system

Like most states, Ohio has an electoral system with party primaries and a plurality-winner general election. But what if it didn’t? Some states are experimenting with alternative election systems that may better reflect voters’ preferences. Our webinar explored the hypothetical impact of using a different electoral structure – something like Alaska’s new “Top 4” ranked choice voting system – in other places, including in the heated race for Ohio’s US Senate seat.
Our top-notch panel helped us understand the new electoral dynamics in Alaska and considered how the US Senate race in Ohio might be different – from candidate entry and campaign strategy to voter behavior and election results – if Ohio had Alaska’s system. And we asked: what if more states adopt alternative electoral systems? How might that impact elections and governance more broadly?

*Note that, around the 15th minute, we lost about a minute of the recording. Our apologies.