Ready to rank: Close NY congressional race reignites debate on ranked-choice voting

On Tuesday, more than 60,000 registered Democrats cast ballots in New York’s 10th Congressional District, in a crowded race with thirteen people on the ballot. In the end former federal prosecutor Dan Goldman secured a win with support from 25% of voters. But three candidates running to the left of Goldman came within hundreds of votes of winning — reigniting a debate about ranked-choice voting. That’s the system that allows people to pick their top five candidates in order of preference. WNYC’s Gwynne Hogan joins All Things Considered Host Sean Carlson to discuss how the system might have changed the outcome in the congressional race.