June is the biggest month yet for ranked choice voting (RCV) in 2026. Today, Maine will use RCV in its primary elections. Next week, Washington, DC will use RCV for the first time. In both places, ranked choice voting has led to more positive campaigning and more voter choice – while also ensuring nominees have majority support.

Can you donate $25, $50, or $150 today to help bring ranked choice voting to more voters across the country?

Learn more about the Maine and DC primaries with:

• FairVote’s new poll of Maine primary voters
• Our latest article and video on how RCV has shaped campaigns in Maine
• Rank the District’s early voting kickoff in Washington, DC
• The video below, with examples of cross-endorsements and positive campaigning in both places

More election reform news

• Tomorrow at 7pm ET, our partners at RepresentWomen are hosting a webinar on the 2026 primaries and women’s representation. Register now.
• FairVote covered where ranked choice voting will be used across all 2026 elections. Read more.
• The Philadelphia City Council voted 15-1 in favor of a resolution supporting ranked choice voting. Read more.
• FairVote’s Lakeisha Steele writes about the interwoven paths of voting rights and election reform in Democracy Notes. Read more.
• While we wait for the results of California’s primary, read this analysis by FairVote’s Meredith Sumpter and Cal RCV’s Marcela Miranda-Prieto on how RCV would solve the state’s “lockout” problem.
• Primary runoff elections in Texas saw turnout declines of up to 82% – a problem ranked choice voting would solve. Read more and watch the video below.

• Several nominees won crowded races in New Jersey primaries without majority support – including one where just 28% of voters backed the winner. Read more.