Eye On Illinois: 2026 primaries another golden opportunity for ranked choice test drive

| Scott Holland | Shaw Local |

With more than a dozen Democrats already seeking the party’s nomination for the Ninth Congressional District and at least four in the Second District, advocates for ranked choice voting will seize on the opportunity to explain how that system is superior to the winner-take-all plurality approach.

Coalesce around a consensus

In a crowded primary field, it’s easy to envision the voter torn between two or three choices but strongly opposed to one candidate. A ranked choice ballot would help those voters coalesce around a consensus. Then the general election would be a different story, with each party advancing one nominee for a conventional vote.

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