March 2004 Caucus Results

 

Instant Runoff Presidential Preference Poll Results

 

Winner: John Edwards (D)

 

Round-by-round details

 
Vote Counting Round 1 – All candidates in contention
 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

100

22.1%

John Edwards (Democrat)

94

20.8%

George W. Bush (Republican)

77

17.0%

Ralph Nader (none)

70

15.5%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

32

7.1%

None of the above

32

7.1%

John McCain (Republican)

9

2.0%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

5

1.1%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

4

0.9%

David Cobb (Green)

4

0.9%

Wesley Clark (Democrat)

4

0.9%

Joe Lieberman (Democrat)

4

0.9%

Howard Dean (Democrat)

3

0.7%

Jesse Ventura (Independence)

3

0.7%

Gary Noland (Libertarian)

2

0.4%

Tim Penny (Independence)

2

0.4%

Kent Mesplay (Green)

1

0.2%

Charles Barkley (unknown)

1

0.2%

Mickey Mouse (Disney?)

1

0.2%

John B. Anderson (Independence)

1

0.2%

Bill Bradley (Democrat)

1

0.2%

Dean Barkley (Independence)

1

0.2%

Theodore Roosevelt I (deceased - thus not eligible)

1

0.2%

Rudy Giuliani (Republican)

1

0.2%

 

 

Round 2 – Eliminate candidates with 1 vote and re-allocate these votes to each voter’s second choice

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

100

0

22.1%

John Edwards (Democrat)

95

+ 1

21.0%

George W. Bush (Republican)

78

+ 1

17.2%

Ralph Nader (none)

70

0

15.5%

None of the above

35

+ 3

7.7%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

33

+ 1

7.3%

John McCain (Republican)

9

0

2.0%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

6

+ 2

1.3%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

5

0

1.1%

David Cobb (Green)

4

0

0.9%

Wesley Clark (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Joe Lieberman (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Howard Dean (Democrat)

3

0

0.7%

Jesse Ventura (Independence)

3

0

0.7%

Gary Noland (Libertarian)

2

0

0.4%

Tim Penny (Independence)

2

0

0.4%

Kent Mesplay (Green)

0

-1

0.0%

Charles Barkley (unknown)

0

-1

0.0%

Mickey Mouse (Disney?)

0

-1

0.0%

John B. Anderson (Independence)

0

-1

0.0%

Bill Bradley (Democrat)

0

-1

0.0%

Dean Barkley (Independence)

0

-1

0.0%

Theodore Roosevelt I (deceased - thus not eligible)

0

-1

0.0%

Rudy Giuliani (Republican)

0

-1

0.0%

 

 

Round 3 – Eliminate candidates with 2 votes and re-allocate these votes to each voter’s next choice

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

100

0

22.1%

John Edwards (Democrat)

95

0

21.0%

George W. Bush (Republican)

79

+ 1

17.4%

Ralph Nader (none)

70

0

15.5%

None of the above

37

+ 2

8.2%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

34

+ 1

7.5%

John McCain (Republican)

9

0

2.0%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

6

0

1.3%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

5

0

1.1%

David Cobb (Green)

4

0

0.9%

Wesley Clark (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Joe Lieberman (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Howard Dean (Democrat)

3

0

0.7%

Jesse Ventura (Independence)

3

0

0.7%

Gary Noland (Libertarian)

0

-2

0.0%

Tim Penny (Independence)

0

-2

0.0%

 

 

Round 4 – Eliminate candidates with 3 votes and re-allocate these votes to each voter’s next choice

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

101

+ 1

22.3%

John Edwards (Democrat)

96

+ 1

21.2%

George W. Bush (Republican)

79

0

17.4%

Ralph Nader (none)

70

0

15.5%

None of the above

38

+ 1

8.4%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

36

+ 2

7.9%

John McCain (Republican)

9

0

2.0%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

6

0

1.3%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

5

0

1.1%

David Cobb (Green)

4

0

0.9%

Wesley Clark (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Joe Lieberman (Democrat)

4

0

0.9%

Howard Dean (Democrat)

0

-3

0.0%

Jesse Ventura (Independence)

0

-3

0.0%

 

 

Round 5 – Eliminate candidates with 4 votes and re-allocate these votes to each voter’s next choice

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

103

+ 2

22.7%

John Edwards (Democrat)

99

+ 3

21.9%

George W. Bush (Republican)

80

+ 1

17.7%

Ralph Nader (none)

72

+ 2

15.9%

None of the above

38

0

8.4%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

37

+ 1

8.2%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

9

+ 3

2.0%

John McCain (Republican)

9

0

2.0%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

5

0

1.1%

David Cobb (Green)

0

-4

0.0%

Wesley Clark (Democrat)

0

-4

0.0%

Joe Lieberman (Democrat)

0

-4

0.0%

 

 

Round 6 – Eliminate Al Sharpton and re-allocate his votes

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

103

0

22.7%

John Edwards (Democrat)

102

+ 3

22.5%

George W. Bush (Republican)

80

0

17.7%

Ralph Nader (none)

73

+ 1

16.1%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

38

+ 1

8.4%

None of the above

38

0

8.4%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

9

0

2.0%

John McCain (Republican)

9

0

2.0%

Al Sharpton (Democrat)

0

-5

0.0%

 

 

Round 7 – Eliminate candidates with 9 votes and re-allocate these votes to each voter’s next choice

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

110

+ 7

24.3%

John Edwards (Democrat)

106

+ 4

23.4%

George W. Bush (Republican)

84

+ 4

18.5%

Ralph Nader (none)

73

0

16.1%

Dennis Kucinich (Democrat)

40

+ 2

8.8%

None of the above

39

+ 1

8.6%

Lorna Salzman (Green)

0

-9

0.0%

John McCain (Republican)

0

-9

0.0%

 
 
Round 8 – Eliminate Dennis Kucinich and re-allocate his votes

 

Presidential Candidate

# of Votes

Change

% of Votes Cast

John Edwards (Democrat)

131

+ 25

28.9%

John F. Kerry (Democrat)

117

+ 7

25.8%

George W. Bush (Republican)

85

+ 1

18.8%

Ralph Nader (none)

78

+ 5

17.2%