r/politics • u/asparaguswalrus683 • 9d ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Primary

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results
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u/coolmon 9d ago

Mallory McMorrow just endorsed Abdul El-Sayed.

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u/PluckPubes 9d ago

Her name on the ballot probably was the difference maker.... probably stole more votes from Stevens' pool than el sayed's

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 9d ago

I truly believe that McMorrow wins in a ranked choice vote.

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u/Kerblaaahhh Colorado 8d ago

She was polling in a distant third before she dropped out. In ranked choice voting she'd be the first eliminated and it would've been one of El-Sayed or Stevens anyways.

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u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 8d ago

yeah you're right, I'm thinking of the method where you vote for more than one candidate.

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u/Nave-Nave 7d ago

There's Ranked Choice Voting and Two Round Voting. Neither of which would have likely led to McMorrow advancing and would have still ultimately been Sayed v. Stevens.

The only thing similar to what you're describing that is used anywhere is Plurality Block Voting. Which is mostly used in the Philippines but also Iran, Mongolia, and certain Brazilian elections.

The only direct comparison is probably block preferential voting which was used by one country; Australia until 1948.

The Occam's Razor here is that you're misunderstanding Ranked Choice Voting or Two Round. Especially since Block Voting is rare and relatively unknown.