DemoChoice Web Poll: California Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,905 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican)   710  (37.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
Phil Angelides, Treasurer of the State of California (Democratic)   392  (20.6%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________________________________ :
Peter Camejo, Financial Advisor (Green)   330  (17.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________________________ :
Edward Noonan, Computer Shop Owner (American Independent)   240  (12.6%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC _________________________________________ :
Art Olivier, Engineer (Libertarian)   160  (8.4%) 
EEEEEEEEE ______________________________________________ :
Janice Jordan, Counselor (Peace and Freedom)   73  (3.8%) 
FFFF ___________________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Janice Jordan, Counselor (Peace and Freedom) Defeated
DDD 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).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Janice Jordan, Counselor (Peace and Freedom)) 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: California Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,905 ballots cast.

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


Round 2    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican)   711  (37.5%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________ :
Phil Angelides, Treasurer of the State of California (Democratic)   393  (20.7%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________________________________ :
Peter Camejo, Financial Advisor (Green)   392  (20.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________________ :
Edward Noonan, Computer Shop Owner (American Independent)   240  (12.6%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCC _________________________________________ :
Art Olivier, Engineer (Libertarian)   162  (8.5%) 
EEEEEEEEEE _____________________________________________ :
None of these   
_______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Art Olivier, Engineer (Libertarian) Defeated
A BBBBB C D 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 (Art Olivier, Engineer (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,905 ballots cast.

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


Round 3    
------------------------------------------------------ 50%
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican)   801  (42.6%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ________ :
Phil Angelides, Treasurer of the State of California (Democratic)   404  (21.5%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _______________________________ :
Peter Camejo, Financial Advisor (Green)   416  (22.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _____________________________ :
Edward Noonan, Computer Shop Owner (American Independent)   259  (13.8%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________________________ :
None of these  25   
G _____________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Edward Noonan, Computer Shop Owner (American Independent) Defeated
BBB GGGGGGGGGGGG

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 (Edward Noonan, Computer Shop Owner (American Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,905 ballots cast.

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


Round 4    
------------------------------------------------- 50%
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican)   845  (50.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :
Phil Angelides, Treasurer of the State of California (Democratic)   406  (24.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________________________ :
Peter Camejo, Financial Advisor (Green)   428  (25.5%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________ :
None of these  226   
GGGGGGGGGGGGG ____________________________________
   
Results  
Phil Angelides, Treasurer of the State of California (Democratic) Defeated 
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican) Elected 
Peter Camejo, Financial Advisor (Green) 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).

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 44.4% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 37.3% if only the first-round votes were used.

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

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,905 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 84.0% 
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2nd 13.7% 
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3rd 2.2% 
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