DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Dean Preston  9,745  (40.7%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________ :
Bilal Mahmood  9,574  (39.9%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________ :
Scotty Jacobs  2,233  (9.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________________________ :
Autumn Hope Looijen  2,030  (8.5%) 
AAAAAAAAA ______________________________________________ :
Allen Jones  343  (1.4%) 
DD _____________________________________________________ :
Write-In  47  (0.2%) 
_______________________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Write-In Defeated

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

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.

New colors:
G
None of these

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 2    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Dean Preston  9,751  (40.7%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________ :
Bilal Mahmood  9,581  (40.0%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________ :
Scotty Jacobs  2,236  (9.3%) 
CCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________________________ :
Autumn Hope Looijen  2,036  (8.5%) 
AAAAAAAAAA _____________________________________________ :
Allen Jones  344  (1.4%) 
D ______________________________________________________ :
None of these  24   
G ______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Allen Jones Defeated
G

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Allen Jones) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 3    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Dean Preston  9,805  (41.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________ :
Bilal Mahmood  9,624  (40.4%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB __________ :
Scotty Jacobs  2,310  (9.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCC _____________________________________________ :
Autumn Hope Looijen  2,097  (8.8%) 
AAAAAAAAA ______________________________________________ :
None of these  136   
_______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Autumn Hope Looijen Defeated
BBB CCC EE GG

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Autumn Hope Looijen) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 4    
----------------------------------------------------- 50%
Dean Preston  10,087  (43.2%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE _______ :
Bilal Mahmood  10,279  (44.1%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______ :
Scotty Jacobs  2,968  (12.7%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________________________ :
None of these  638   
GGG __________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Scotty Jacobs Defeated
BBBBBBB EEE GGGG

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Scotty Jacobs) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
  
DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 5    
---------------------------------------------------- 50%
Dean Preston  10,581  (47.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___ :
Bilal Mahmood  11,888  (52.9%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :BB
None of these  1,503   
GGGGGGG _____________________________________________
   
Results  
Bilal MahmoodElected 
Dean PrestonDefeated 

Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

Bilal Mahmood has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 49.6% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 40.7% if only the first-round votes were used.

The Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
















 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Nov 2024 San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 23,972 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Ballot Depth: This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.

Rank Fraction of votes for winner
1st 80.5% 
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2nd 14.2% 
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3rd 4.0% 
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4th 1.2% 
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