Three Candidates Are Running for Political Office Under a Plurality

question 110

Multiple Choice

Three candidates are running for political office under a plurality rule system. Candidate A receives 45 percent of the vote, Candidate B receives 40 percent of the vote, and Candidate C receives
15 percent of the vote. What happens next?

• A)Candidate A wins the election.
• B)Candidates A and B compete in a run-off election because they are the top two vote-getters.
• C)Candidates A and B are in a statistical tie and must compete in a run-off election.
• D)No candidate wins. All three candidates must run again in a second election because they failed to win over 50 percent of the votes.

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