So what now for Lisa Murkowski?

[Stinky The Clown]

And what sort is the woman who beat her?

[hlthe2b]

1. Rank Choice. Unless her opponent has gotten 50% (not the last time I looked) then the Dem's votes

second choice will have to be allotted to determine a winner.

On edit, I am correct. Here, this explains:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/alaska-senate-race-headed-ranked-choice-runoff-rcna54939

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Unless I'm missing something she will pick up the lion's share of the D vote and win.

[hlthe2b]

8. I would think so. Time will tell.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Occam's Razor would suggest she gets the D vote as she's much closer to a D than her opponent

[DarthDem]

2. No one beat her yet

They're going to do RCV - ranked-choice voting. This is how Mary Peltola won the special and became what I suspect will be an Alaskan institution for a long time.

The margin is small and I'm pretty sure the large majority of supporters of the other candidates ranked Murkowski as their second choice.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. RCV is a great election edge that destroys running "independent" candidates from ruining the voter's

intent. LePage would never have been elected in Maine, had RCV been implemented before he split the vote of 62% of the voters to win the ME Governorship with 38% of the vote in 2012{?}. Not only that, but it precludes expensive run-off elections like we've seen in Georgia. Everyone who votes in the actual election doesn't have to vote again in the runoff....which will typically be a much smaller voter base. I hope all States make RCV a part of our voting future. Then you can vote for your heart for your 1st choice, but accept the results of your second choice.

[DarthDem]

6. Agreed!

The correct example of LePage assuming office is a fantastic argument for RCV that stands all by itself. No further persuasion needed!!

[Just A Box Of Rain]

3. The Democrat in the race, Pat Chesbro, got 9.5%.

One can assume her voted will go to Murkowski 42.7% (that with 75% reporting) in ranked choice.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Hasn't beaten her yet, but, she is a lot closer to Slobfather...

and does not seem interested in M's ability to cross lines and negotiate.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. Ranked choice voting should save her

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