Newton Town Council

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

The results of a ranked-choice voting election. | Download Raw Summary Data

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Candidates eliminated and elected in each round
Round Eliminated Winners
Round 1
Round 2 BRETT PETERSEN
Round 3 REESE BARTELL JENKINS JAKE CHRISTIANSEN

Round 1

Round 1: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
JAKE CHRISTIANSEN 61 votes in the first round 29.33%
61 votes
GORDON A. ANDERSON 65 votes in the first round 31.25%
65 votes
REESE BARTELL JENKINS 44 votes in the first round 21.15%
44 votes
BRETT PETERSEN 38 votes in the first round 18.27%
38 votes
Inactive Ballots All ballots are active in the first round

Round 2

Round 2: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
JAKE CHRISTIANSEN Gained 18 votes 38.16%
79 votes
GORDON A. ANDERSON Gained 8 votes 35.27%
73 votes
REESE BARTELL JENKINS Gained 11 votes 26.57%
55 votes
BRETT PETERSEN Eliminated: 38 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive
Inactive Ballots 1 ballots became inactive

Round 3

Round 3: what changed for each candidate, and their total votes
Candidate What changed Current total votes
JAKE CHRISTIANSEN Elected: Gained 37 votes 56.59%
116 votes
GORDON A. ANDERSON Gained 16 votes 43.41%
89 votes
REESE BARTELL JENKINS Eliminated: 55 votes redistributed to remaining candidates or became inactive
Inactive Ballots 2 ballots became inactive

Pie chart of each candidate's share of the votes in the selected round. Use the round controls above to change rounds; the round is described as it changes. The same numbers are available in the table views.

JAKE CHRISTIANSEN

JAKE CHRISTIANSEN: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 61.0 first-round votes. 29.33%
61 votes
Round 2 Gained 18 votes from BRETT PETERSEN. 38.16%
79 votes
Round 3 Elected. Gained 37 votes from REESE BARTELL JENKINS. 56.59%
116 votes

GORDON A. ANDERSON

GORDON A. ANDERSON: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 65.0 first-round votes. 31.25%
65 votes
Round 2 Gained 8 votes from BRETT PETERSEN. 35.27%
73 votes
Round 3 Gained 16 votes from REESE BARTELL JENKINS. 43.41%
89 votes

REESE BARTELL JENKINS

REESE BARTELL JENKINS: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 44.0 first-round votes. 21.15%
44 votes
Round 2 Gained 11 votes from BRETT PETERSEN. Eliminated. 26.57%
55 votes

BRETT PETERSEN

BRETT PETERSEN: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 38.0 first-round votes. Eliminated. 18.27%
38 votes

Inactive Ballots

Inactive Ballots: what changed and total votes in each round
Round What changed Current total votes
Round 1 0 first-round votes. 0
ballots
Round 2 Gained 1 votes from BRETT PETERSEN. 1
ballots
Round 3 Gained 2 votes from REESE BARTELL JENKINS. 3
ballots
Each candidate's votes in each round. Cells are shaded green once a candidate is elected and red once they are eliminated.
Candidate name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
JAKE CHRISTIANSEN 29.33% 61 votes 38.16% 79 votes 56.59% 116 votes Elected
GORDON A. ANDERSON 31.25% 65 votes 35.27% 73 votes 43.41% 89 votes
REESE BARTELL JENKINS 21.15% 44 votes 26.57% 55 votes Eliminated
BRETT PETERSEN 18.27% 38 votes Eliminated Previously eliminated
Inactive Ballots 0 ballots 1 ballots 3 ballots


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