Primary season is over – and it was a wild ride. From South Carolina Republicans voting four times in 11 weeks, to 68,000 “zombie votes” in Wisconsin, to candidates winning safe-seat races with just 23% of the vote, the primaries put a spotlight on the need for ranked choice voting (RCV).

Stay tuned for a coming report on plurality winners in the 2026 primaries – where a record number of candidates won statewide and congressional primaries without majority support.

Here are other key updates from the election reform movement:

• Ballot measures are set for this November’s midterms. Three cities will vote on adopting RCV: Honolulu; Irvine, CA; and Longmont, CO. Read more about the November ballot measures.
• Two candidates named Dan Sullivan are running for U.S. Senate in Alaska. In other states, this would create a risk of major vote-splitting. Thanks to RCV, Alaskans don’t have to worry about that. Read more about Alaska’s Senate race or watch the video below.

• The Washington Post reported on Libertarian and Green Party candidates across the country accused of being “plants” or playing “spoiler” – a problem ranked choice voting solves.
• In the video below, FairVote graphic designer and Oklahoma voter Ciera Schibi breaks down why her state’s delayed runoff elections wouldn’t be necessary with RCV.

• On C-SPAN, FairVote cofounder and former CEO Rob Richie shared how RCV upholds “one person, one vote.”
• On Wednesday, FairVote was honored to co-host a panel with Black Voters Matter at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Our VP Lakeisha Steele joined Black Voters Matter’s Cliff Albright, scholar Spencer Overton, and the Legal Defense Fund’s Janai Nelson to discuss the future of voting rights.