DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
25.0 | (26.9%) | Elected | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | ||
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.0 | (10.8%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
10.0 | (10.8%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
9.0 | (9.7%) | ||
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
2.0 | (2.2%) | ||
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
| Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
| Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory
(14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.3 | (14.3%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
9.5 | (10.2%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | |
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | |
| Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian) |
|
1.5 | (1.6%) | |
| Ted Brown, Insurance Investigator (Libertarian) |
|
0.5 | (0.6%) | Defeated |
| Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic) |
|
0.5 | (0.6%) | |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
3.7 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Ted Brown, Insurance Investigator (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.3 | (14.3%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
9.5 | (10.2%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | |
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | |
| Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic) |
|
0.5 | (0.6%) | Defeated |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
3.7 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Adam Schiff, United States Representative, 29th District (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
9.5 | (10.2%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | |
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican) |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | Defeated |
| Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
3.7 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Peter Hankwitz, Producer/Personal Manager (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | |
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | |
| Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | Defeated |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
3.7 | (4.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Kelley Ross, College Philosophy Instructor (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | |
| Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent) |
|
2.1 | (2.2%) | Defeated |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
4.8 | (5.2%) | |
The last-place candidate (Elliott Graham, Internet Website Manager (American Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (12.9%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.0 | (11.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
10.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
11.5 | (12.4%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
12.1 | (13.0%) | |
| Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom) |
|
5.2 | (5.6%) | Defeated |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
5.3 | (5.7%) | |
The last-place candidate (Adele Cannon, Certified Public Accountant (Peace and Freedom)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
14.9 | (16.2%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.0 | (13.0%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
12.5 | (13.6%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.5 | (12.5%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
11.6 | (12.6%) | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | |
| Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian) |
|
5.3 | (5.8%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | |
The last-place candidate (Jim Keller, Educational Media Producer (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
17.5 | (19.1%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
12.5 | (13.6%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
12.5 | (13.6%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.5 | (12.5%) | ||
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
11.6 | (12.6%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
14.2 | (15.4%) | Elected | |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
17.5 | (19.1%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
13.6 | (14.8%) | Elected | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
12.5 | (13.6%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.5 | (12.5%) | ||
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
11.6 | (12.6%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | ||
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
David Jones, Businessman (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
17.5 | (19.1%) | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
12.8 | (13.9%) | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
11.8 | (12.8%) | |
| Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic) |
|
11.6 | (12.6%) | Defeated |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | |
The last-place candidate (Cynthia Matthews, Natural Resources Manager (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
18.1 | (19.6%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
21.8 | (23.7%) | Elected | |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | ||
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
18.1 | (19.6%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
13.1 | (14.3%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
19.6 | (21.3%) | Elected | |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 14
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
18.1 | (19.6%) | Elected | |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
17.4 | (19.0%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
13.8 | (14.9%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.1 | (13.1%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 15
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
17.4 | (19.0%) | Elected | |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
15.7 | (17.1%) | ||
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
12.8 | (14.0%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
David Jones, Businessman (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 16
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
16.8 | (18.3%) | ||
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
15.7 | (17.1%) | Elected | |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
13.5 | (14.6%) | ||
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | ||
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | ||
William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory (14.3%) 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 ballots cast.
Round 17
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda Llamas, Biology Laboratory Manager (Peace and Freedom) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| David Jones, Businessman (Republican) |
|
16.8 | (18.3%) | Elected |
| William Paparian, Attorney at Law (Green) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Henry Waxman, United States Representative (Democratic) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| Byron De Lear, Media Producer (Green) |
|
13.8 | (15.1%) | Elected |
| David Dreier, United States Representative (Republican) |
|
15.3 | (16.7%) | Elected |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (1.1%) | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 98.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 84.9% 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 6" 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: US Representatives from North Los Angeles (District 6)
6 candidates will be elected with 93 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 |
|
74.3% | |
| 2nd |
|
8.2% | |
| 3rd |
|
5.2% | |
| 4th |
|
1.1% | |
| 5th |
|
1.2% | |
| 6th |
|
0.6% | |
| 7th |
|
1.9% | |
| 8th |
|
0.3% | |
| 9th |
|
5.6% | |
| 11th |
|
1.2% | |