DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  25.0  (26.9%)  Elected
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.0  (10.8%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  10.0  (10.8%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  9.0  (9.7%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  2.0  (2.2%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.3  (14.3%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  9.5  (10.2%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.5  (1.6%)   
Ted Brown, Insurance Investigator (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.5  (0.6%)  Defeated
Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic)   Chart color  0.5  (0.6%)   
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  3.7  (4.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Ted Brown, Insurance Investigator (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.3  (14.3%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  9.5  (10.2%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic)   Chart color  0.5  (0.6%)  Defeated
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  3.7  (4.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  9.5  (10.2%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)  Defeated
Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  3.7  (4.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)   
Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)  Defeated
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  3.7  (4.0%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)   
Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)   Chart color  2.1  (2.2%)  Defeated
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  4.8  (5.2%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (12.9%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.0  (11.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (11.3%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  11.5  (12.4%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  12.1  (13.0%)   
Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  5.2  (5.6%)  Defeated
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  5.3  (5.7%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  14.9  (16.2%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.0  (13.0%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  12.5  (13.6%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.5  (12.5%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  11.6  (12.6%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)   Chart color  5.3  (5.8%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  17.5  (19.1%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  12.5  (13.6%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  12.5  (13.6%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.5  (12.5%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  11.6  (12.6%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  14.2  (15.4%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  17.5  (19.1%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  13.6  (14.8%)  Elected
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  12.5  (13.6%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.5  (12.5%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  11.6  (12.6%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

David Jones, Businessman (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  17.5  (19.1%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  12.8  (13.9%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  11.8  (12.8%)   
Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  11.6  (12.6%)  Defeated
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  18.1  (19.6%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  21.8  (23.7%)  Elected
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 13

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  18.1  (19.6%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  13.1  (14.3%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  19.6  (21.3%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 14

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  18.1  (19.6%)  Elected
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  17.4  (19.0%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  13.8  (14.9%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.1  (13.1%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 15

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  17.4  (19.0%)  Elected
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  15.7  (17.1%)   
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  12.8  (14.0%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

David Jones, Businessman (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 16

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  16.8  (18.3%)   
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  15.7  (17.1%)  Elected
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  13.5  (14.6%)   
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.


Round 17

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)  Elected
David Jones, Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  16.8  (18.3%)  Elected
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)  Elected
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)  Elected
Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green)   Chart color  13.8  (15.1%)  Elected
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican)   Chart color  15.3  (16.7%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  1.0  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.

In the end, 98.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 84.9% 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 6" 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)

6 candidates will be elected with 93 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    74.3% 
2nd    8.2% 
3rd    5.2% 
4th    1.1% 
5th    1.2% 
6th    0.6% 
7th    1.9% 
8th    0.3% 
9th    5.6% 
11th    1.2% 
Pie chart