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The number of candidates who won statewide and congressional primaries without majority support in 2022. FairVote
Winning candidates should represent the majority of voters. Instant runoffs are a better, faster, and cheaper way to ensure majority-winner elections than traditional runoff elections. This system is also known as ranked choice voting.
In most elections in America, the winner simply has to win the most votes — not necessarily the majority of votes. In contests with multiple candidates, that means it’s possible for the winner to take office even when most voters cast ballots for someone else. The result is a system that leads to unrepresentative outcomes.
Instant runoffs ensure the winning candidate is the one that the majority of voters support.
Instant runoffs save taxpayer money by eliminating the need for separate runoff elections.
By eliminating the "spoiler effect," a greater diversity of candidates, including independents and third parties, can compete.
Candidates are incentivized to appeal to a broader base of support, which can lead to more positive, issues-focused campaigns.
Since 2019, Unite America has been the largest investor to help win, implement, and defend the country’s first top-four nonpartisan primary and instant run-off general election in Alaska.
Upon first use in 2022, the new system increased participation, improved representation, and dampened polarization.
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Instant runoffs are currently used in 52 cities, counties, and states in the United States. Since 2004, there have been over 500 instant runoff elections in the U.S. with tens of millions of ranked ballots cast.
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