For a candidate, how important is getting a first choice vote as compared to a second or lower ranking on a ballot?
A. First choice votes can be key. Candidates who receive few or no first preferences run a greater risk of being eliminated in one of the intermediate rounds of counting, although it is actually possible for a candidate to win exclusively on the strength of alternate choices on ballots that ranked other candidates first.
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