DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 1    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  6,964  (28.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ________________________ :
Ahsha Safai  5,965  (24.2%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,462  (18.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,646  (14.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _______________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,337  (9.5%) 
HHHHHHHHHH _____________________________________________ :
Mary Goodnature  459  (1.9%) 
GG _____________________________________________________ :
Adrian Bermudez  415  (1.7%) 
II _____________________________________________________ :
Eli M. Horn  394  (1.6%) 
EE _____________________________________________________ :
Write-In  30  (0.1%) 
_______________________________________________________ :
A. Jackson Matteson  (0.0%) 
_______________________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
A. Jackson Matteson 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).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (A. Jackson Matteson) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 2    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  6,964  (28.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ________________________ :
Ahsha Safai  5,965  (24.2%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _____________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,463  (18.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,646  (14.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _______________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,337  (9.5%) 
HHHHHHHHHH _____________________________________________ :
Mary Goodnature  459  (1.9%) 
GGG ____________________________________________________ :
Adrian Bermudez  415  (1.7%) 
II _____________________________________________________ :
Eli M. Horn  394  (1.6%) 
E ______________________________________________________ :
Write-In  30  (0.1%) 
_______________________________________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Write-In Defeated
M

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 (Write-In) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

New colors:
M
None of these

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 3    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  6,965  (28.3%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ________________________ :
Ahsha Safai  5,965  (24.2%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,465  (18.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,646  (14.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ______________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,337  (9.5%) 
HHHHHHHHHHH ____________________________________________ :
Mary Goodnature  459  (1.9%) 
GG _____________________________________________________ :
Adrian Bermudez  415  (1.7%) 
II _____________________________________________________ :
Eli M. Horn  394  (1.6%) 
EE _____________________________________________________ :
None of these  27   
_______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Eli M. Horn Defeated
B D H

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 (Eli M. Horn) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 4    
------------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  7,012  (28.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________________ :
Ahsha Safai  6,027  (24.6%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ____________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,511  (18.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ___________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,681  (15.0%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _______________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,408  (9.8%) 
HHHHHHHHHH _____________________________________________ :
Mary Goodnature  480  (2.0%) 
GG _____________________________________________________ :
Adrian Bermudez  429  (1.7%) 
II _____________________________________________________ :
None of these  125   
M ______________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Adrian Bermudez Defeated
B 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).

The last-place candidate (Adrian Bermudez) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 5    
------------------------------------------------------ 50%
John Avalos  7,074  (28.9%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________________ :
Ahsha Safai  6,100  (24.9%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,555  (18.6%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,800  (15.5%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,428  (9.9%) 
HHHHHHHHHHH ___________________________________________ :
Mary Goodnature  510  (2.1%) 
GG ____________________________________________________ :
None of these  206   
M _____________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Mary Goodnature Defeated
F M

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 (Mary Goodnature) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 6    
------------------------------------------------------ 50%
John Avalos  7,124  (29.2%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ______________________ :
Ahsha Safai  6,190  (25.4%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC __________________________ :
Myrna Lim  4,678  (19.2%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD __________________________________ :
Julio Ramos  3,884  (15.9%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB _____________________________________ :
Randy Knox  2,487  (10.2%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHH __________________________________________ :
None of these  310   
M _____________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Randy Knox Defeated
BB CC D FF MM

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 (Randy Knox) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 7    
----------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  7,625  (32.1%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ___________________ :
Ahsha Safai  6,727  (28.4%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC _______________________ :
Myrna Lim  5,053  (21.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _______________________________ :
Julio Ramos  4,321  (18.2%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB __________________________________ :
None of these  947   
MMMMM ________________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Julio Ramos Defeated
CCCC DDD FFFFF MMMMMM

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 (Julio Ramos) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 8    
-------------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  8,887  (39.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ___________ :
Ahsha Safai  7,611  (33.9%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ________________ :
Myrna Lim  5,929  (26.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ________________________ :
None of these  2,246   
MMMMMMMMMM ________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Myrna Lim Defeated
CCCCCCC FFFFFF MMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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 (Myrna Lim) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
  
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 ballots cast.

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


Round 9    
------------------------------------------- 50%
John Avalos  10,225  (52.9%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :FF
Ahsha Safai  9,092  (47.1%) 
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ___ :
None of these  5,356   
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ___________________
   
Results  
Ahsha SafaiDefeated 
John AvalosElected 

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).

John Avalos has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 41.4% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 28.2% if only the first-round votes were used.

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
















 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Board of Supervisors, District 11 - San Francisco, 2008
1 candidate will be elected with 24,673 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 67.7% 
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2nd 22.2% 
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3rd 10.2% 
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