Trump urges Alaskans to repeal ranked choice voting: ‘Damn bad cheating’

Published October 13, 2026 9:10pm ET



President Donald Trump called on Alaska voters Tuesday night to support Ballot Measure 2 in order to repeal the state’s ranked choice voting system.

Trump and Republicans have frequently accused Democrats of backing Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher running for the U.S. Senate in 2026, as a means of abusing the system and pull votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

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