DemoChoice Web Poll: 2020 Oakland School Director, District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 17,094 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hutchinson |
|
6,898 | (40.4%) | |
| Leroy Roches Gaines |
|
5,208 | (30.5%) | |
| Sheila Pope-Lawrence |
|
3,013 | (17.6%) | |
| Jorge C. Lerma |
|
1,910 | (11.2%) | |
| Write-In |
|
65 | (0.4%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Write-In) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: 2020 Oakland School Director, District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 17,094 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hutchinson |
|
6,909 | (40.5%) | |
| Leroy Roches Gaines |
|
5,211 | (30.5%) | |
| Sheila Pope-Lawrence |
|
3,025 | (17.7%) | |
| Jorge C. Lerma |
|
1,917 | (11.2%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Jorge C. Lerma) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: 2020 Oakland School Director, District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 17,094 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hutchinson |
|
7,449 | (44.7%) | |
| Leroy Roches Gaines |
|
5,578 | (33.5%) | |
| Sheila Pope-Lawrence |
|
3,621 | (21.8%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Sheila Pope-Lawrence) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: 2020 Oakland School Director, District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 17,094 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hutchinson |
|
9,033 | (56.5%) | Elected |
| Leroy Roches Gaines |
|
6,946 | (43.5%) | Defeated |
Mike Hutchinson has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 52.8% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 40.4% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: 2020 Oakland School Director, District 5
1 candidate will be elected with 17,094 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 |
|
76.4% | |
| 2nd |
|
16.3% | |
| 3rd |
|
7.2% | |