DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
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Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican)   380  (24.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ____________________________ :
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom)   369  (23.5%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ______________________________ :
John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic)   283  (18.0%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ___________________________________ :
James King, Real Estate Broker (American Independent)   230  (14.6%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________________________ :
Donna Warren, Financial Manager/Author (Green)   204  (13.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDD _________________________________________ :
Lynnette Shaw, Caregiver/Musician (Libertarian)   107  (6.8%) 
EEEEEEE ________________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Lynnette Shaw, Caregiver/Musician (Libertarian) Defeated
A BBBBB D F

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 (50% of counted votes).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Lynnette Shaw, Caregiver/Musician (Libertarian)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

New colors:
G
None of these

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 2    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican)   444  (28.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ________________________ :
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom)   377  (24.0%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ____________________________ :
John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic)   289  (18.4%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA __________________________________ :
James King, Real Estate Broker (American Independent)   235  (15.0%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ______________________________________ :
Donna Warren, Financial Manager/Author (Green)   225  (14.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________________________ :
None of these   
G ______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Donna Warren, Financial Manager/Author (Green) Defeated
AAAAAAAAA BB FFFF G

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 (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (Donna Warren, Financial Manager/Author (Green)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 3    
------------------------------------------------------ 50%
Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican)   474  (30.3%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________________ :
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom)   432  (27.7%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________________ :
John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic)   415  (26.6%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________________________ :
James King, Real Estate Broker (American Independent)   241  (15.4%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ______________________________________ :
None of these  11   
G _____________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
James King, Real Estate Broker (American Independent) Defeated
A FFFFFF GGGGGGGGGG

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 (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (James King, Real Estate Broker (American Independent)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 4    
------------------------------------------------- 50%
Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican)   481  (33.9%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _______________ :
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom)   510  (35.9%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _____________ :
John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic)   429  (30.2%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ___________________ :
None of these  153   
GGGGGGGGGGG ______________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic) Defeated
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB FFFFFFFFF GGG

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 (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (John Garamendi, California State Insurance Commissioner (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page


Round 5    
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Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican)   751  (54.4%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB :BBBBB
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom)   629  (45.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ____ :
None of these  193   
GGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________________________
   
Results  
Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican) Elected 
Stewart Alexander, Automobile Sales Consultant (Peace and Freedom) 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 (50% of counted votes).

Tom McClintock, California State Senator (Republican) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 47.7% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 24.2% if only the first-round votes were used.

The Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: California Lieutenant Governor
1 candidate will be elected with 1,573 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 candidate.

Rank Fraction of votes for winner
1st 50.6% 
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2nd 30.1% 
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3rd 5.9% 
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4th 10.8% 
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5th 2.7% 
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