stv.vote // Portland, OR Councilor, District 1

The Portland, OR November 2024 was held on November 5, 2024. 3 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 17 candidates over 17 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (10,349 votes) are elected. Surplus votes above the quota are transferred to voters' next preferences. When no candidate reaches the quota, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are transferred.

Elected candidates:

  1. Candace Avalos
  2. Jamie Dunphy
  3. Loretta Smith

Votes needed to win: 10,349 votes 41,3933+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{41,393}{3 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 10,349Candace AvalosElected in round 12Jamie DunphyElected in round 15Loretta SmithElected in round 17Terrence HayesEliminated in round 16Noah ErnstEliminated in round 14Steph RouthEliminated in round 13Timur EnderEliminated in round 11Doug CloveEliminated in round 10David LinnEliminated in round 9Peggy Sue OwensEliminated in round 8Joe AllenEliminated in round 7Michael (Mike) SandsEliminated in round 6Deian SalazarEliminated in round 5Cayle TernEliminated in round 4Thomas SherveyEliminated in round 3Joe FuriEliminated in round 2Write-inEliminated in round 1

STV 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 elected (surplus transfers) or 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 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Round 15Round 16Round 17Candace AvalosLoretta SmithJamie DunphyNoah ErnstTerrence HayesSteph RouthTimur EnderDoug ClovePeggy Sue OwensDavid LinnJoe AllenMichael (Mike) SandsDeian SalazarCayle TernThomas SherveyJoe FuriWrite-inExhausted19.8%13.1%11.9%19.9%13.1%11.9%19.9%13.1%11.9%20%13.2%12%20.4%13.3%12.1%20.6%13.5%12.2%20.8%13.8%12.3%21%14.1%12.5%21.6%14.6%12.6%22%15.1%13%10.9%22.3%15.8%13.4%12%11.2%25.3%16.9%14.4%13.2%12%11.7%25%17%14.5%13.3%12.1%11.8%23%18.4%22.2%12.9%13.1%10.4%22.8%20.4%23.5%17%16.3%22.8%20.6%22.8%17.1%16.7%21.5%27.7%21.5%29.2%Candace AvalosLoretta SmithJamie DunphyExhausted

Candidate Clustering

This visualization shows candidates positioned based on second-choice transfers. Candidates whose voters frequently rank each other appear closer together, forming natural "clusters" or voting blocs.

Distance is based on the First Alternate table below — if voters who rank candidate A first often rank candidate B second (and vice versa), they'll appear close together. In STV, proportional representation means winners should be distributed across different clusters, representing diverse voter preferences.

Circle size indicates first-round vote share. Green circles are elected candidates. Hover over candidates to see their top second-choice transfers.

AvalosTernLinnSalazarCloveDunphyAllenFuriSmithSandsErnstOwensRouthHayesSherveyEnderWrite-inLegendElectedNot elected

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.

Note: In multi-seat STV elections, pairwise preferences show overall voter sentiment but don't directly determine outcomes, since votes transfer through multiple elimination and surplus rounds.

Less-preferred Candidate
Preferred Candidate
Loretta Smith
Jamie Dunphy
Candace Avalos
Terrence Hayes
Noah Ernst
Steph Routh
Timur Ender
Doug Clove
David Linn
Peggy Sue Owens
Joe Allen
Michael (Mike) Sands
Deian Salazar
Cayle Tern
Thomas Shervey
Joe Furi
Write-in
Loretta Smith0%49.3%41.2%57%60.6%46.6%52.4%73.8%68.5%85.9%80.3%81.2%81.1%69.8%86%82.7%97.5%
Jamie Dunphy50.7%0%39.4%54.1%64.5%45.7%51.6%71.5%73.9%83.7%80.8%80.6%79.1%71.5%86.1%83.4%97.2%
Candace Avalos58.8%60.6%0%62.1%68.8%61.3%67.6%76.8%80.8%87.4%84.7%84.9%85.5%86.2%88.8%86.8%97.7%
Terrence Hayes43%45.9%37.9%0%59.1%42.5%48.2%71.4%65.4%80.8%77.7%77.3%78.7%65.9%84.6%83.4%97.1%
Noah Ernst39.4%35.5%31.2%40.9%0%34.4%39.7%66.6%58.9%75.9%73.7%70.6%71.8%57.2%80.1%79.6%96%
Steph Routh53.4%54.3%38.7%57.5%65.6%0%58.1%73.6%76.3%84.1%81.2%81.5%81.3%75.4%87.6%83.8%97.5%
Timur Ender47.6%48.4%32.4%51.8%60.3%41.9%0%70%71.2%80.5%79.2%78.8%78%71.4%83.8%81.6%96.9%
Doug Clove26.2%28.5%23.2%28.6%33.4%26.4%30%0%43.5%66.4%62.4%61.8%60.2%44.9%72.2%68%93.8%
David Linn31.5%26.1%19.2%34.6%41.1%23.7%28.8%56.5%0%70.9%65.7%66.4%65.7%49%75.1%72.1%94.2%
Peggy Sue Owens14.1%16.3%12.6%19.2%24.1%15.9%19.5%33.6%29.1%0%43.6%43%42.1%30.1%55.5%49%87.9%
Joe Allen19.7%19.2%15.3%22.3%26.3%18.8%20.8%37.6%34.3%56.4%0%50.6%47.1%34.8%61.8%58.3%90.1%
Michael (Mike) Sands18.8%19.4%15.1%22.7%29.4%18.5%21.2%38.2%33.6%57%49.4%0%49%34.9%62.2%55.4%90.3%
Deian Salazar18.9%20.9%14.5%21.3%28.2%18.7%22%39.8%34.3%57.9%52.9%51%0%34.8%61.6%58.1%90.6%
Cayle Tern30.2%28.5%13.8%34.1%42.8%24.6%28.6%55.1%51%69.9%65.2%65.1%65.2%0%73.2%70.5%94%
Thomas Shervey14%13.9%11.2%15.4%19.9%12.4%16.2%27.8%24.9%44.5%38.2%37.8%38.4%26.8%0%44.6%87%
Joe Furi17.3%16.6%13.2%16.6%20.4%16.2%18.4%32%27.9%51%41.7%44.6%41.9%29.5%55.4%0%88.8%
Write-in2.5%2.8%2.3%2.9%4%2.5%3.1%6.2%5.8%12.1%9.9%9.7%9.4%6%13%11.2%0%

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
Loretta Smith
Jamie Dunphy
Candace Avalos
Terrence Hayes
Noah Ernst
Steph Routh
Timur Ender
Doug Clove
David Linn
Peggy Sue Owens
Joe Allen
Michael (Mike) Sands
Deian Salazar
Cayle Tern
Thomas Shervey
Joe Furi
Write-in
Exhausted
Loretta Smith0%6.4%12.4%24.1%3.8%11.1%6.4%2.1%2.1%3.4%1.1%1.9%2.1%1.4%1.4%0.6%0.2%19.4%
Jamie Dunphy6.5%0%36.2%4.7%2.6%24.8%7%0.9%2.1%0.6%1.1%1.1%0.6%1.4%0.9%0.4%0.1%9%
Candace Avalos7.1%12%0%5%1.7%23.2%19.4%1.2%2.3%0.9%1%1.4%1.7%15.9%0.4%0.7%0.1%6.1%
Terrence Hayes19.6%5.8%8%0%27.4%8.1%5.1%2.2%1.8%1%1.4%1.3%2.4%0.9%1.5%0.9%0.2%12.4%
Noah Ernst7%3.7%4%22.1%0%3.4%4.7%13%4.2%1.6%6.2%2%4%1.9%1.5%2%0.2%18.4%
Steph Routh12%19.5%23.9%9.1%2.6%0%12.4%2%1.7%0.9%0.8%1.1%1%1.4%1.4%0.6%0.2%9.4%
Timur Ender8%8.5%28.5%5.7%7.5%11.1%0%2.8%5.2%0.7%2.6%2.4%1.3%4.1%0.7%1.2%0.1%9.6%
Doug Clove7%4.2%3.7%8.3%14.9%3%4.3%0%2.2%1.7%6.1%4.8%5.6%1.5%3.7%7.3%0.7%21.3%
David Linn8.9%6%7.8%5.9%5.9%5.8%5.7%7.2%0%3%4.4%6%5.5%6.3%2.6%3.2%0.2%15.8%
Peggy Sue Owens10.1%2.1%20.8%1.9%9%2.5%14.1%2.8%3.7%0%7.7%3.4%1.7%2.9%0.8%1.5%0.3%14.8%
Joe Allen8.3%2.7%4.9%3.9%7.7%2.4%5.5%9.8%9.8%5.5%0%6.6%1.9%3.5%3.1%7.9%0%16.6%
Michael (Mike) Sands10.2%5.9%6.5%6.5%5.2%4.7%6.3%6.7%6.3%2.7%5.4%0%2.9%4.2%4.2%3.1%0.2%19.1%
Deian Salazar10.1%4.4%10.8%10.9%7.6%3.3%3.7%11.6%3.2%1.9%4.1%2.8%0%2.8%1.7%4.3%0.1%16.8%
Cayle Tern7.4%5.8%21.9%3.8%5.2%6.4%9.3%4.3%7.7%4.3%2.2%2.6%4.9%0%1.8%1.7%0%10.7%
Thomas Shervey5.5%8.5%6.8%10.9%3.3%9%5.2%7.4%4.9%3.8%2.5%6.8%3%3.3%0%3.6%0%15.6%
Joe Furi4.3%2.2%8.7%5.6%7.1%1.9%3.1%8.1%5.6%3.1%7.5%8.4%6.2%3.4%4.7%0%0%20.2%
Write-in3.1%1.6%4.3%3.5%3.1%1.2%2.3%4.3%0.8%1.2%1.2%1.9%0%0.8%0.8%1.9%0%68.1%

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