DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) |
|
364 | (34.6%) | |
| Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General (Democratic) |
|
243 | (23.1%) | |
| Marian Smithson, City Treasurer/CPA (Libertarian) |
|
161 | (15.3%) | |
| E. Noonan, Computer Technician (American Independent) |
|
141 | (13.4%) | |
| Mehul Thakker, Investment Advisor (Green) |
|
103 | (9.8%) | |
| Gerald Sanders (Peace and Freedom) |
|
40 | (3.8%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Gerald Sanders (Peace and Freedom)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) |
|
364 | (34.9%) | |
| Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General (Democratic) |
|
243 | (23.3%) | |
| Marian Smithson, City Treasurer/CPA (Libertarian) |
|
164 | (15.7%) | |
| E. Noonan, Computer Technician (American Independent) |
|
141 | (13.5%) | |
| Mehul Thakker, Investment Advisor (Green) |
|
132 | (12.6%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Mehul Thakker, Investment Advisor (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) |
|
370 | (36.5%) | |
| Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General (Democratic) |
|
283 | (27.9%) | |
| Marian Smithson, City Treasurer/CPA (Libertarian) |
|
213 | (21.0%) | |
| E. Noonan, Computer Technician (American Independent) |
|
147 | (14.5%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (E. Noonan, Computer Technician (American Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) |
|
463 | (46.3%) | |
| Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General (Democratic) |
|
306 | (30.6%) | |
| Marian Smithson, City Treasurer/CPA (Libertarian) |
|
232 | (23.2%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Marian Smithson, City Treasurer/CPA (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) |
|
599 | (61.1%) | Elected |
| Bill Lockyer, California Attorney General (Democratic) |
|
381 | (38.9%) | Defeated |
Claude Parrish, Member, State Board of Equalization (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 56.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 34.6% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Treasurer
1 candidate will be elected with 1,052 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
60.8% | |
| 2nd |
|
33.2% | |
| 3rd |
|
3.5% | |
| 4th |
|
1.8% | |
| 5th |
|
0.7% | |