Alaska special election to fill remainder of Don Young's term not yet decided

No candidate in Alaska's special election to serve the remainder of Rep. Don Young's term received a majority of the vote on Tuesday. Votes will continue to be counted.

Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.

Ranked-choice voting allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference on their ballots. Should one candidate receive a majority of first-preference votes, that individual is declared the winner in the race. However, if no candidate wins a majority of first-preference votes, the candidate with the fewest first-preference votes is eliminated. Following the elimination of the candidate who received the least amount of first-preference votes, voters' second-preference choices are evaluated and a new tally is established to determine whether a candidate in the race has received a majority of the vote. That process is repeated until a candidate wins a majority of the vote.

Tabulations of the ranked-choice ballots will be conducted on August 31, meaning a winner in the race for the seat may not be declared until later this month or early September.