Presidential returns via DEMOREP1

[donald at mich.com]

Dear DEMOREP1,

Thank you for posting the list of Presidential candidates and their votes.
What is interesting to me is that these election results would only need
one run-off to produce a winner with a majority(in the popular vote). It is
acceptable to drop the long string of twenty candidates because the sum of
all the votes that the twenty received is less than the votes of the one
candidate ahead of the string. All this nation needs to do is allow the
voters two selections and we would have our one run-off.

This subject brings up a request: Do you have and would you give me the
same information on the New Hampshire primary? I would like to get the same
information that you have given here on the Presidential election -
candidate  name - party - votes. A radio report at the time said that there
were fifty-five candidates in that primary.

I want to calculate how many run-offs would be needed in that election -
both by party and all candidates together.

Thank you,

>Demorep1-
>The votes for all of the candidates are on links on the AOL page, Keyword
>Politics.
Donald: Is it possible for persons not on America On Line to be able to
reach their pages?

Signed: Donald

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>Here are the latest nationwide election returns in the race for president
>with 99 percent of the nation's precincts reporting. The winner is marked
>with an 'x'.
>
>x-Bill Clinton, Dem (i) 45,628,667 - 49 percent
>
>Bob Dole, GOP 37,869,435 - 41 percent
>
>Ross Perot, RP 7,874,283 - 8 percent
>
>John Birrenbach, IG 760 - 0 percent
>
>Harry Browne, Lib 470,818 - 1 percent
>
>Charles Collins, Ind 7,234 - 0 percent
>
>Peter Crane, Ind 1,105 - 0 percent
>
>Earl Dodge, Ind 1,198 - 0 percent
>
>Marsha Feinland, PFP 22,593 - 0 percent
>
>Ralph Forbes, Ind 861 - 0 percent
>
>John Hagelin, NLP 110,194 - 0 percent
>
>James Harris, SWP 11,513 - 0 percent
>
>Mary Hollis, Soc 3,376 - 0 percent
>
>Isabell Masters, Ind 737 - 0 percent
>
>Steve Michael, Ind 407 - 0 percent
>
>Monica Moorehead, WW 29,118 - 0 percent
>
>Ralph Nader, Grn 580,627 - 1 percent
>
>None of These, Oth 5,575 - 0 percent
>
>Dennis Peron, GRP 5,503 - 0 percent
>
>Howard Phillips, UST 178,779 - 0 percent
>
>Diane Templin, IAP 1,875 - 0 percent
>
>Jerry White, SEP 2,752 - 0 percent
>
>AP-NY-11-07-96 0402EST
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