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Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

Axios·October 2, 2026·1 min read
Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

Christa Pike's survival after two lethal injection doses has put state execution protocols under scrutiny. Lethal injection is the most common method, used in about 89% of 1,683 executions since 1976. States also authorize electrocution, lethal gas, and firing squads, with Idaho the only state using firing squads as primary.

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