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The two options with the fewest first preferences are Chattanooga (with the fewest - 15%) and Knoxville (with the second fewest - 17%). So Chattanooga and Knoxville are the options which have a possibility of being eliminated in the first round.
Chattanooga is preferred to Knoxville by Memphis voters (42%), Nashville voters (26%), and Chattanooga voters (15%). This means that Chattanooga is preferred to Knoxville by 83% of voters (
As there are more voters who prefer Chattanooga to Knoxville (83%) than there are voters who prefer Knoxville to Chattanooga (17%), Knoxville is the pairwise loser. That means that Knoxville is eliminated in the first round. All of the votes for Knoxville have Chattanooga as a second choice, so they are transferred to Chattanooga.
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Nashville now has the fewest first preferences (26%), with Chattanooga having the second fewest first preferences (32%). So Nashville and Chattanooga are the options which have a possibility of being eliminated in the second round.
Nashville is preferred to Chattanooga by Memphis voters (42%), and Nashville voters (26%). This means that Nashville is preferred to Chattanooga by 68% of voters (
As there are more voters who prefer Nashville to Chattanooga (68%) than there are voters who prefer Chattanooga to Nashville (32%), Chattanooga is the pairwise loser. That means that Chattanooga is eliminated in the second round. All of the votes for Chattanooga and Knoxville have Nashville as their third choice, so they are transferred to Nashville.
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