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اہم نکتہ: نیو یارک سٹی میں کثیر امیدواروں کی پرائمریوں پر امیدواروں کے فیلڈ سائز کا اثر
CCNY’s latest Ranked Choice Voting report focuses on the intersection of candidate field size and electoral outcomes. Our research shows:
- Over the last three election cycles, the average number of candidates in multi-candidate primaries was 4-5 candidates. This number holds steady through 2009-2017 primary elections.
- However, the candidate field size dramatically impacts electoral outcomes. There is a precipitous decline in majority support winners once a primary fields 4 or more candidates.
- In 2013, the last primary election cycle with a wave of open seats, the trends held. Just 14.3% of the multi-candidate primaries for open seats produced majority support winners during the 2013 cycle. No race with 4 or more candidates produced a majority support winner.