DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
10.0 | (33.3%) | Elected | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
7.0 | (23.3%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
7.0 | (23.3%) | ||
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.0 | (6.7%) | ||
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory
(16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
7.0 | (23.3%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
7.0 | (23.3%) | Elected | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.0 | (6.7%) | ||
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
7.0 | (23.3%) | Elected | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.0 | (6.7%) | ||
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
1.7 | (5.6%) | ||
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
1.7 | (5.6%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.3 | (17.8%) | ||
| Michael Murphy, Author (Libertarian) |
|
0.3 | (1.1%) | ||
Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | ||
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.3 | (7.6%) | ||
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.0 | (3.3%) | ||
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.0 | (6.5%) | ||
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.3 | (4.3%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
2.0 | (6.5%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.3 | (17.8%) | Elected | |
| Ted Gaines, County Supervisor/Businessowner (Republican) |
|
0.3 | (1.0%) | ||
| Michael Murphy, Author (Libertarian) |
|
0.9 | (3.0%) | ||
Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.3 | (7.6%) | |
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.3 | (4.4%) | |
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.0 | (6.5%) | |
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.3 | (4.3%) | |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
2.0 | (6.5%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Ted Gaines, County Supervisor/Businessowner (Republican) |
|
0.3 | (1.0%) | Defeated |
| Michael Murphy, Author (Libertarian) |
|
0.9 | (3.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Ted Gaines, County Supervisor/Businessowner (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.3 | (7.6%) | |
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.3 | (4.4%) | |
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.2 | (7.5%) | |
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.3 | (4.3%) | |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
2.0 | (6.5%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Michael Murphy, Author (Libertarian) |
|
0.9 | (3.0%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Michael Murphy, Author (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.3 | (7.6%) | |
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.3 | (4.4%) | |
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.2 | (7.5%) | |
| William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican) |
|
1.3 | (4.3%) | Defeated |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
2.9 | (9.5%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
The last-place candidate (William Chan, Research Chemist (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.3 | (7.6%) | |
| Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic) |
|
1.3 | (4.4%) | Defeated |
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.5 | (8.4%) | |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
3.9 | (12.9%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (16.7%) | |
The last-place candidate (Robert Haswell, Technical Writer (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (17.2%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (17.2%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (17.2%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.6 | (9.0%) | |
| Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) |
|
2.5 | (8.7%) | Defeated |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
3.9 | (13.3%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (17.2%) | |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (3.4%) | |
The last-place candidate (Roger Niello, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (17.9%) | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.3 | (18.9%) | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.0 | (17.9%) | |
| Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
|
2.6 | (9.4%) | Defeated |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.1 | (18.2%) | |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (17.9%) | |
| None of these |
|
2.0 | (7.1%) | |
The last-place candidate (Dave Jones, Assemblymember (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.0 | (18.5%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.6 | (20.6%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
6.3 | (23.5%) | Elected | |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.1 | (18.9%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (18.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
3.0 | (11.1%) | ||
Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.9 | (22.0%) | Elected | |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.6 | (20.6%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.1 | (18.9%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.0 | (18.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
3.0 | (11.1%) | ||
Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.6 | (20.6%) | Elected | |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.1 | (18.9%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.5 | (20.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
3.0 | (11.1%) | ||
Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 14
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | ||
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.3 | (19.5%) | ||
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.5 | (20.5%) | Elected | |
| None of these |
|
3.0 | (11.1%) | ||
Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory (16.7%) and is declared a winner.To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Round 15
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Fritts, Retired Social Worker (Green) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Michael Lopez, Printer (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Albert Troyer, Union Contract Negotiator (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Janice Bonser, Lawn Artist (Libertarian) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| Michael Harrington, Labor Council President (Democratic) |
|
5.4 | (20.0%) | Elected |
| None of these |
|
3.0 | (11.1%) | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 90% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 90% if only the first-round votes were used. You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in the first round.
Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 5" method, which allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Sacramento and north Sierras (District 16)
5 candidates will be elected with 30 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
62.0% | |
| 2nd |
|
4.0% | |
| 3rd |
|
5.1% | |
| 4th |
|
21.2% | |
| 5th |
|
2.4% | |
| 8th |
|
1.7% | |
| 9th |
|
3.6% | |