| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
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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 (16.7% of counted votes).
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Brian Klea, Healthcare Consultant (Libertarian) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
Gloria McLeod, Assemblymember (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Joseph Shea, Math Teacher (Libertarian) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Jesse Thomas, Engineering Technician (Libertarian) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 5 |
|
|
 |
16.7% |
|
| Brian Klea, Healthcare Consultant (Libertarian) |
3.8 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Gloria McLeod, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
3.8 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Joseph Shea, Math Teacher (Libertarian) |
3.8 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Denise Ducheny, California State Senator (Democratic) |
3.4 |
(14.7%) |
|
| Lynn Daucher, Assemblymember (Republican) |
2.1 |
(9.2%) |
|
| Jesse Thomas, Engineering Technician (Libertarian) |
3.8 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Lou Correa, Orange County Supervisor (Democratic) |
1.0 |
(4.3%) |
|
| Mark Wyland, California State Assemblyman (Republican) |
1.1 |
(4.8%) |
|
| Dennis Hollingsworth, State Senator (Republican) |
0.1 |
(0.2%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Dennis Hollingsworth, State Senator (Republican) |
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Dennis Hollingsworth, State Senator (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Lou Correa, Orange County Supervisor (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Lynn Daucher, Assemblymember (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Mark Wyland, California State Assemblyman (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
| New colors: |
|
None of these |
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Brian Klea, Healthcare Consultant (Libertarian) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Gloria McLeod, Assemblymember (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Denise Ducheny, California State Senator (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Joseph Shea, Math Teacher (Libertarian) has enough votes to guarantee victory 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, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 13 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
| Brian Klea, Healthcare Consultant (Libertarian) |
4.4 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Gloria McLeod, Assemblymember (Democratic) |
4.4 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Joseph Shea, Math Teacher (Libertarian) |
4.4 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Denise Ducheny, California State Senator (Democratic) |
4.4 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Jesse Thomas, Engineering Technician (Libertarian) |
4.4 |
(20.0%) |
|
| None of these |
1.0 |
|
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
| Gloria McLeod, Assemblymember (Democratic) | Elected | |
| Joseph Shea, Math Teacher (Libertarian) | Elected | |
| Brian Klea, Healthcare Consultant (Libertarian) | Elected | |
| Denise Ducheny, California State Senator (Democratic) | Elected | |
| Jesse Thomas, Engineering Technician (Libertarian) | Elected | |
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 (20% of counted votes).
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats,
so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 95.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 82.6%
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.
The
Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Senators from Southern California (District 4) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 23 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
candidates.
| Rank |
Fraction of votes for winners |
| 1st | 76.3% |
|
| 2nd | 4.9% |
|
| 3rd | 8.1% |
|
| 4th | 0.8% |
|
| 5th | 2.8% |
|
