DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,270 | (37.8%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
6,285 | (23.1%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,172 | (11.7%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
2,515 | (9.2%) | |
| Mike DeNunzio |
|
1,335 | (4.9%) | |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,235 | (4.5%) | |
| Tony Gantner |
|
1,195 | (4.4%) | |
| Wilma Pang |
|
952 | (3.5%) | |
| Mark Quessey |
|
204 | (0.8%) | |
| Write-in |
|
35 | (0.1%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Write-in) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,274 | (37.8%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
6,285 | (23.1%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,174 | (11.7%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
2,515 | (9.3%) | |
| Mike DeNunzio |
|
1,335 | (4.9%) | |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,236 | (4.5%) | |
| Tony Gantner |
|
1,196 | (4.4%) | |
| Wilma Pang |
|
952 | (3.5%) | |
| Mark Quessey |
|
204 | (0.8%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Mark Quessey) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,307 | (38.0%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
6,309 | (23.2%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,203 | (11.8%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
2,520 | (9.3%) | |
| Mike DeNunzio |
|
1,356 | (5.0%) | |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,257 | (4.6%) | |
| Tony Gantner |
|
1,205 | (4.4%) | |
| Wilma Pang |
|
984 | (3.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Wilma Pang) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,512 | (38.9%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
6,400 | (23.7%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,341 | (12.4%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
2,779 | (10.3%) | |
| Mike DeNunzio |
|
1,386 | (5.1%) | |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,365 | (5.1%) | |
| Tony Gantner |
|
1,235 | (4.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Tony Gantner) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,800 | (40.2%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
6,655 | (24.8%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,572 | (13.3%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
2,886 | (10.7%) | |
| Mike DeNunzio |
|
1,466 | (5.5%) | Defeated |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,471 | (5.5%) | |
The last-place candidate (Mike DeNunzio) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
10,919 | (41.3%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
7,113 | (26.9%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
3,715 | (14.1%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
3,027 | (11.5%) | |
| Lynn Jefferson |
|
1,650 | (6.2%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Lynn Jefferson) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
11,146 | (42.8%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
7,423 | (28.5%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
4,227 | (16.2%) | |
| Claudine Cheng |
|
3,223 | (12.4%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Claudine Cheng) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
12,348 | (49.1%) | |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
8,175 | (32.5%) | |
| Denise McCarthy |
|
4,633 | (18.4%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Denise McCarthy) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Chiu |
|
13,582 | (59.4%) | Elected |
| Joseph Alioto, Jr. |
|
9,293 | (40.6%) | Defeated |
David Chiu has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 49.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 37.8% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 3 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 27,198 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
75.2% | |
| 2nd |
|
17.0% | |
| 3rd |
|
7.9% | |