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The first round has no majority winner. Therefore the second rank votes are added. This moves Nashville and Chattanooga above 50%, so a winner can be determined. Since Nashville is supported by a higher majority (68% versus 58%), Nashville is the winner.
 
An alternative way to demonstrate it:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!City
!Majority
!Memphis
!Nashville
!Chattanooga
!Knoxville
|-
! bgcolor="#ffc0c0" |Round 1
|'''51'''
|<small>42</small>
|<small>26</small>
|<small>15</small>
|<small>17</small>
|-
! bgcolor="#ffc0c0" |Round 2
|'''51'''
|<small>42</small>
|'''<u><big>68</big></u>'''
|'''<big>58</big>'''
|<small>32</small>
|}
== Voter Strategy ==