ranked.vote // Maine State Representative - District 47 (D)

The Maine Primary Election was held on July 14, 2020. Arthur L. Bell was the winner out of 3 candidatesafter 1 elimination round.

Arthur L. Bell was also the Condorcet winner.

Arthur L. BellHeather AbbottPeter J. FromuthEliminated in round 1

Runoff Rounds

This Sankey diagram shows the votes of each remaining candidate at each round, as well as the breakdown of votes transferred when each candidate was eliminated.

Note that the tabulation (but not the winner) may differ from the official count. You can read more about why this is.

Round 1Round 2Arthur L. BellHeather AbbottPeter J. FromuthExhaustedArthur L. BellHeather AbbottExhausted

Pairwise Preferences

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who preferred one to the other. A preference means that either a voter ranks a candidate ahead of the other, or ranks one candidate but does not list the other. Ballots which rank neither candidate are not counted towards the percent counts.

Less-preferred Candidate
Preferred Candidate
Heather Abbott
Arthur L. Bell
Peter J. Fromuth
Heather Abbott46.8%58.3%
Arthur L. Bell53.2%62.9%
Peter J. Fromuth41.7%37.1%

First Alternate

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who ranked one candidate first ranked the other candidate second.

Second Choice
First Choice
Heather Abbott
Arthur L. Bell
Peter J. Fromuth
Exhausted
Heather Abbott52.1%29.6%18.3%
Arthur L. Bell44.9%36.7%18.4%
Peter J. Fromuth39.2%48.6%12.2%

Ranking Distribution

This shows how many candidates voters ranked, both overall and broken down by each candidate's first-choice supporters. This reveals whether some candidates attracted voters who ranked multiple candidates versus those who ranked fewer candidates.

Number of Candidates Ranked
Candidate
1
2
3
All Candidates
(2,425 voters)
16.9%9.5%73.6%
Arthur L. Bell
(970 voters)
18.4%9.3%72.4%
Heather Abbott
(873 voters)
18.3%7.7%74.0%
Peter J. Fromuth
(582 voters)
12.2%12.7%75.1%

Final Vote by First Choice

This table tracks which candidate ballots were ultimately allocated to, among ballots that ranked an eliminated candidate first.

Final Round Choice
First Round Choice
Heather Abbott
Arthur L. Bell
Exhausted
Peter J. Fromuth39.2%48.6%12.2%

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