"Ranked Choice" Voting Debuts in Arlington

Ranked Choice Voting -- a method adopted by the state Republican Party to select its 2021 statewide ticket -- made its debut Tuesday in a nomination contest for a local elected office. In Northern Virginia, Arlington County Democrats were given a ballot that allowed voters to rank their top three choices in a field of six seeking two party nominations on the November ballot. First-ballot results were released on election night, but election officials waited until all provisional ballots had been received on Friday before running the calculations to determine which two candidates received at least 33% of the vote.

8846 Votes8540 Votes7885 Votes7440 Votes7089 Votes7055 Votes7051 Votes6935 Votes6827 Votes6699 Votes6640 Votes6298 Votes5908 Votes5549 Votes5318 Votes3676 Votes1440 Votes1100 Votes796 Votes411 Votes387 Votes385 Votes359 Votes342 Votes306 Votes262 Votes219 Votes128 Votes120 Votes110 VotesMaureen Coffey✅ WinnerMaureen Coffey 6298 Votes6,298(22%)Maureen Coffey 6640 Votes6,640(24%)+342Maureen Coffey 10727 Votes✅ 10,727(40%)+3,676Susan CunninghamSusan Cunningham 6935 Votes6,935(25%)✅ WinnerSusan Cunningham 7055 Votes7,055(25%)+120Susan Cunningham 7440 Votes7,440(27%)+385Susan Cunningham 8540 Votes8,540(31%)+1,100Susan Cunningham 8846 Votes8,846(34%)+306Susan Cunningham 14164 Votes✅ 14,164(60%)+5,318Natalie RoyNatalie Roy 6699 Votes6,699(24%)Natalie Roy 6827 Votes6,827(24%)+128Natalie Roy 7089 Votes7,089(25%)+262Natalie Roy 7885 Votes7,885(29%)+796Natalie Roy 8104 Votes❌ 8,104(31%)+219JD SpainJD Spain 5549 Votes5,549(20%)JD Spain 5908 Votes5,908(21%)+359JD Spain 6295 Votes❌ 6,295(23%)+387Tony WeaverTony Weaver 1440 Votes1,440(5%)Tony Weaver 1550 Votes❌ 1,550(6%)+110Jonathan DromgooleJonathan Dromgoole 1090 Votes❌ 1,090(4%)Maureen Coffey 7051 Votes7,051(25%)+411Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6

Source: Data from the Virginia Department of Elections and base visual generated by RCVis

June 25, 2023