A Mathematical Analysis of the 2022 Alaska Special Election for US House · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2209.04764/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTA Mathematical Analysis of the 2022 Alaska Special Election for US House — mentioned by amavecthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47508430urn:hackerpapers:mention:2209.04764:47508430Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:11:26 GMT<p>Can you share some actual evidence for your case? I really don&#x27;t believe it. The anti-RCV story about Alaska 2022 holds that Palin spoiled round 1 of the instant runoff by splitting the vote with Begich, causing Begich to drop out. RCV only beats vote-for-one, unless you can make a convincing case otherwise. https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.04764v3 (Yes, I agree with the conclusion of this paper, but I argue that we can do better with Approval or STAR.) Basic modelling on a 2D political compass gives a Yee diagram, demonstrating RCV&#x27;s counterintuitive results. Yeah, that&#x27;s theory, but Alaska 2022…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2209.04764/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>econ.GN