Only half the voters for Nick Begich (R) put Sarah Palin (R) as their 2nd choice. The rest put Mary Petola (D) as their 2nd choice or did not pick a 2nd choice.

Only half the voters for Nick Begich (R) put Sarah Palin (R) as their 2nd choice. The rest put Mary Petola (D) as their 2nd choice or did not pick a 2nd choice. They could have not understood ranked choice. Or the more likely scenario is that Begich was their first and only choice, they couldn't bring themselves to put either Sarah Palin or a Democrat as their second choice. edit: see https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/22SSPG/RcvDetailedReport.pdf https://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/22SSPG/RcvDetailedR...