StackOverflow 2012 Election Results

Results.txt

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Loading ballots from file stackoverflow-com-2012-election-results.blt.
Ballot file contains 10 candidates and 4426 ballots.
No candidates have withdrawn.
Ballot file contains 4426 non-empty ballots.

Counting votes for Stack Overflow Moderator Election 2012 using Meek STV.
10 candidates running for 3 seats.

 R|George Stocke|minitech     |Andrew Barber|Brad Larson  |awoodland    |ThiefMaster  |Moshe        
  |r            |             |             |             |             |             |             
  |-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
  |slugster     |Sathya       |Dennis       |Exhausted    |Surplus      |Threshold    
  |             |             |             |             |             |             
====================================================================================================
 1|   574.000000|   393.000000|   187.000000|  1226.000000|   405.000000|   877.000000|    95.000000
  |   164.000000|   273.000000|   232.000000|     0.000000|   119.499999|  1106.500001
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count of first choices. Candidate Brad Larson has reached the threshold and is elected.
====================================================================================================
 2|   597.685453|   408.497889|   194.212854|  1106.500554|   423.519490|   906.826126|    99.386195
  |   169.458376|   279.335615|   236.093782|     4.483666|     1.121470|  1105.379084
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.902529.
====================================================================================================
 3|   608.465221|   419.277657|   199.797680|  1120.038489|   433.299258|   922.190720|             
  |   178.555847|   290.017912|   243.678608|    10.678608|    16.208140|  1103.830349
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Moshe and transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
====================================================================================================
 4|   631.244989|   457.544780|   215.869861|  1138.991598|   450.273968|   948.652785|             
  |             |   303.310325|   263.555847|    16.555847|    36.630559|  1102.361039
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating slugster and transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
====================================================================================================
 5|   664.707054|   484.104316|             |  1179.605403|   476.100627|   993.089560|             
  |             |   317.285035|   282.335615|    28.772390|    80.298500|  1099.306903
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Andrew Barber and transferring votes. All losing candidates are
  | eliminated.
====================================================================================================
 6|   681.540792|   496.145968|             |  1099.307244|   490.661196|  1015.206880|             
  |             |   322.507180|   286.329020|    34.301720|     1.382673|  1097.924571
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.841092.
====================================================================================================
 7|   717.812056|   542.052864|             |  1134.633108|   515.979012|  1077.067224|             
  |             |   363.414076|             |    75.041660|    46.893522|  1087.739586
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Dennis and transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
====================================================================================================
 8|   760.036768|   604.548840|             |  1190.145180|   547.157172|  1155.039924|             
  |             |             |             |   169.072116|   216.721160|  1064.231972
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating Sathya and transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
  | Candidate ThiefMaster has reached the threshold and is elected.
====================================================================================================
 9|   800.387034|   646.798688|             |  1085.755858|   581.726734|  1097.274262|             
  |             |             |             |   214.057424|    77.058830|  1052.985645
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.752108 and ThiefMaster, 0.921382.
====================================================================================================
10|   814.086271|   662.844684|             |  1062.859601|   593.285435|  1061.074550|             
  |             |             |             |   231.849459|    26.858879|  1048.537636
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.729408 and ThiefMaster, 0.884193.
====================================================================================================
11|   891.865133|   746.154478|             |  1215.006828|             |  1150.253436|             
  |             |             |             |   422.720125|   363.620326|  1000.819969
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after eliminating awoodland and transferring votes. All losing candidates are eliminated.
====================================================================================================
12|   964.246561|   827.292517|             |  1028.081646|             |  1047.215248|             
  |             |             |             |   559.164028|   141.878906|   966.708994
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.600825 and ThiefMaster, 0.769325.
====================================================================================================
13|   991.140324|   860.295372|             |   979.907284|             |   978.655437|             
  |             |             |             |   616.001583|    92.204230|   952.499605
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | Count after transferring surplus votes. Keep factors of candidates who have exceeded the
  | threshold: Brad Larson, 0.564958 and ThiefMaster, 0.710182. Candidate George Stocker has reached
  | the threshold and is elected.

Winners are George Stocker, Brad Larson, and ThiefMaster.