DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 1

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  164.0  (52.7%)  Elected
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  123.0  (39.5%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  8.0  (2.6%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.0  (2.3%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  5.0  (1.6%)   
Maribel Vega, Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  2.0  (0.6%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (0.3%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  1.0  (0.3%)   
Pie chart

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 2

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.7%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  123.0  (39.5%)  Elected
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  46.6  (15.0%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.7  (2.5%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  43.6  (14.0%)   
Maribel Vega, Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  2.7  (0.9%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  2.4  (0.8%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  19.2  (6.2%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  9.1  (2.9%)   
Jean Fuller, School Superintendent/Businesswoman (Republican)   Chart color  1.4  (0.5%)   
Elliott Barkan, Professor/Writer (Democratic)   Chart color  3.5  (1.1%)   
Pie chart

Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 3

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.7%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  113.0  (36.3%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  46.6  (15.0%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.7  (2.5%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  43.6  (14.0%)   
Maribel Vega, Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  3.7  (1.2%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  7.4  (2.4%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  20.2  (6.5%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  9.1  (2.9%)   
Jean Fuller, School Superintendent/Businesswoman (Republican)   Chart color  4.4  (1.4%)   
Elliott Barkan, Professor/Writer (Democratic)   Chart color  3.5  (1.1%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Elliott Barkan, Professor/Writer (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 4

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.7%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  113.0  (36.3%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  48.0  (15.4%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.7  (2.5%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  43.6  (14.0%)   
Maribel Vega, Educator (Democratic)   Chart color  3.7  (1.2%)  Defeated
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  7.4  (2.4%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  20.2  (6.5%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (3.4%)   
Jean Fuller, School Superintendent/Businesswoman (Republican)   Chart color  5.1  (1.6%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Maribel Vega, 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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 5

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.7%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  114.0  (36.7%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  50.7  (16.3%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.7  (2.5%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  43.6  (14.0%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  7.4  (2.4%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  20.2  (6.5%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  10.5  (3.4%)   
Jean Fuller, School Superintendent/Businesswoman (Republican)   Chart color  5.1  (1.6%)  Defeated
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Jean Fuller, School Superintendent/Businesswoman (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 6

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.7%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  115.0  (37.0%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  50.7  (16.3%)   
David Silva, Writer (Green)   Chart color  7.7  (2.5%)  Defeated
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  43.6  (14.0%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  9.4  (3.0%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  20.2  (6.5%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  12.6  (4.1%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (David Silva, Writer (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

Go to the next round.
















 

DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 7

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.8%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  115.0  (37.2%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  50.7  (16.4%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  44.3  (14.3%)   
Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (Republican)   Chart color  9.4  (3.0%)  Defeated
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  20.2  (6.5%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  17.6  (5.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  2.0  (0.6%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Sharon Runner, Member of the State Assembly (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 8

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  51.8  (16.8%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  121.0  (39.2%)   
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  51.4  (16.6%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  44.3  (14.3%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  22.9  (7.4%)   
Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (Democratic)   Chart color  17.6  (5.7%)  Defeated
None of these  Chart color  2.0  (0.6%)   
Pie chart

The last-place candidate (Nicole Parra, Member of the Assembly 30th District (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 9

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  53.9  (17.6%)   
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  121.0  (39.4%)  Elected
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  61.4  (20.0%)   
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  47.1  (15.3%)   
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  23.6  (7.7%)   
None of these  Chart color  4.0  (1.3%)   
Pie chart

Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 ballots cast.


Round 10

Legend
Candidate Votes Status
Desmond Farrelly, Information Systems Manager (Democratic)   Chart color  53.9  (17.6%)  Elected
Danny Gilmore, Retired Highway Patrolman (Republican)   Chart color  121.0  (39.4%)  Elected
Robert Bynum, School Board Trustee (Democratic)   Chart color  61.4  (20.0%)  Elected
Jill Stone, Business Owner/ Mother (Libertarian)   Chart color  47.1  (15.3%)  Elected
Anthony Adams, Legislative Director/Businessman (Republican)   Chart color  23.6  (7.7%)  Elected
None of these  Chart color  4.0  (1.3%)   
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, 98.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 98.7% 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 Central California (District 13)

5 candidates will be elected with 311 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    61.5% 
2nd    32.0% 
3rd    3.3% 
4th    1.2% 
5th    1.7% 
6th    0.2% 
Pie chart