The first race to use the new system of elections was the 2022 special election to fill Alaska's only U.S. House seat, left vacant by the death of Don Young, won by Mary Peltola, the first Democrat to win the House seat since 1972, and the first Alaskan Native to be elected to the United States Congress in history.
ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪs tə jˈuːz ðə nˈuː sˈɪstəm ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃənz wʌzðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː spˈɛʃəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən tə fˈɪl ɐlˈæskəz ˈoʊnli jˈuː.ˈɛs. hˈaʊs sˈiːt, lˈɛft vˈeɪkənt baɪ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv dˈɑːn jˈʌŋ, wˈʌn baɪ mˈɛɹi pɛltˈoʊlə, ðə fˈɜːst dˈɛməkɹˌæt tə wˈɪn ðə hˈaʊs sˈiːt sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd ðə fˈɜːst ɐlˈæskən nˈeɪɾɪv təbi ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi.