Alaska and Maine already use ranked-choice voting, which supporters say could lead to more moderate politics. But it has been rejected in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon.

Initiatives related to ranked choice voting in political primaries and general elections were on the ballots in eight states and the District of Columbia.

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced ranked-choice tabulation will be required based on the initial results of the General Election for Maine Congressional District 2. The ranked choice voting tabulation will begin next week in Augusta.

Voters across the country weighed in on ranked choice voting ballot initiatives Tuesday, with a vast majority rejecting the system amid an intensifying debate over its effects on elections. RCV, which allows voters to rank candidates by preference rather than selecting only one,

The bruising and expensive race for the 2nd District seat is headed to a ranked choice runoff, and there is an outside chance that a write-in candidate could play a role.

The city has been using ranked-choice voting since 2021 to select the mayor and City Council members. A question on the November ballot asked voters if they wanted to repeal it.

Advocates hoped for big victories to build momentum for a system they say gives voters better choices at the ballot box.

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