Alaska's Ballot Measure 2 would have ended ranked choice voting and open primaries. It is failing by about 6 points, so the system behind the state's close Senate and governor races looks set to stay.
Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins reached 50.2% of the vote with 88% counted, enough to win outright if the share holds. Alaska's count is still not final.
A D.C. Council leader says the new governors in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas could pull their troops on day one. It is the first test of how Democrats will handle Trump's use of the military at home.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, backed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor a week before the midterm election, passing over three Republicans including Trump-endorsed Bernadette Wilson.