| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
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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.
Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (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: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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).
John Laird, State 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: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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).
Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) 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: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
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| Round 4 |
|
|
 |
16.7% |
|
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mark Patrosso, Hospital Construction Manager (Republican) |
0.9 |
(6.7%) |
|
| Lawrence Hileman, Senior Software Engineer (Republican) |
0.7 |
(4.8%) |
|
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
1.4 |
(9.7%) |
|
| Anna Caballero, Mayor of Salinas (Democratic) |
0.3 |
(2.4%) |
|
| Ignacio Velazquez, Business Owner (Republican) |
1.4 |
(9.7%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Anna Caballero, Mayor of Salinas (Democratic) |
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 (Anna Caballero, Mayor of Salinas (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
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| Round 5 |
|
|
|
16.7% |
|
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) |
2.7 |
(19.0%) |
|
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mark Patrosso, Hospital Construction Manager (Republican) |
0.9 |
(6.7%) |
|
| Lawrence Hileman, Senior Software Engineer (Republican) |
0.7 |
(4.8%) |
|
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
1.4 |
(9.7%) |
|
| Ignacio Velazquez, Business Owner (Republican) |
1.4 |
(9.7%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Lawrence Hileman, Senior Software Engineer (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 (Lawrence Hileman, Senior Software Engineer (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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 Patrosso, Hospital Construction Manager (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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 (Ignacio Velazquez, Business Owner (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 8 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) |
2.7 |
(19.0%) |
|
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
4.3 |
(31.0%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
Equalized |
|
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (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.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (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.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 10 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) |
2.7 |
(19.0%) |
|
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) |
2.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
3.4 |
(24.3%) |
|
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
Equalized |
|
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (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.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (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.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 12 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) |
2.8 |
(20.0%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
| Ken Nishimura, Electrical Engineer (Republican) | Elected | |
| Jim Beall, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (Democratic) | Elected | |
| Lionel Silva, Information Technology Manager (Libertarian) | Elected | |
| John Laird, State Assemblymember (Democratic) | Elected | |
| Colin Morrison, Councilmember/Business Manager (Republican) | 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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (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, 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.
The
Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from San Jose/Monterey (District 3) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 14 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 | 56.3% |
|
| 2nd | 19.3% |
|
| 3rd | 9.7% |
|
| 4th | 2.5% |
|
| 5th | 7.9% |
|
| 6th | 3.3% |
|
