DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  3.0  (60.0%)  Elected
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian) 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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.4  (28.9%)   
Pie chart

Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian) 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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.4  (28.9%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.2  (3.3%)   
Pie chart

Nell Soto, State Senator (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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)   
Vannarith Tamom, PR Consultant (Democratic)   Chart color  0.2  (3.3%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.4  (28.9%)  Elected
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.2  (3.3%)   
Pie chart

Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican) 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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)   
Holly Carver, Teacher (Republican)   Chart color  0.3  (6.1%)   
Vannarith Tamom, PR Consultant (Democratic)   Chart color  0.2  (3.3%)  Defeated
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.5  (9.4%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Vannarith Tamom, PR Consultant (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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)   
Holly Carver, Teacher (Republican)   Chart color  0.3  (6.1%)  Defeated
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.6  (12.8%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Holly Carver, Teacher (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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.7  (14.4%)  Defeated
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.9  (18.9%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Mike Eng, City Councilmember/Educator (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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.6  (31.1%)  Equalized
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.9  (18.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.4  (27.8%)  Equalized
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  0.8  (16.7%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.9  (18.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.1  (21.7%)  Equalized
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (19.4%)   
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.9  (18.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 11

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)   
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.1  (21.1%)  Equalized
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  0.9  (18.9%)   
Pie chart

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

Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 ballots cast.


Round 12

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Laura Brown, Teacher/Writer (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Nell Soto, State Senator (Democratic)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Brian Cross, Contractor (Libertarian)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Robert "Bob" Huff, Assemblyman/Business Owner (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
Benjamin Lopez, Legislative Analyst/Consultant (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (20.0%)  Elected
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, 100% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 100% 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 the Riverside area (District 8)

5 candidates will be elected with 5 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    53.3% 
2nd    3.3% 
3rd    22.8% 
4th    12.8% 
5th    6.1% 
8th    0.6% 
12th    1.1% 
Pie chart