Questions: The town of Lajitas, Texas has a goat mayor, which they vote on by Plurality. A poll has the town's preference chart below for the following goat choices: Clay (C), Ricky (R), Duke (D) and Linda (L). Ranking 34% 32% 20% 9% 5% 1st R D L L C 2nd C C D C D 3rd D L C R R 4th L R R D L According to this poll, who would win the election: [Select] Ricky Linda Clay Duke

The town of Lajitas, Texas has a goat mayor, which they vote on by Plurality. A poll has the town's preference chart below for the following goat choices: Clay (C), Ricky (R), Duke (D) and Linda (L). Ranking 34% 32% 20% 9% 5% 1st R D L L C 2nd C C D C D 3rd D L C R R 4th L R R D L According to this poll, who would win the election: [Select] Ricky Linda Clay Duke
Transcript text: The town of Lajitas, Texas has a goat mayor, which they vote on by Plurality. A poll has the town's preference chart below for the following goat choices: Clay (C), Ricky (R), Duke (D) and Linda (L). \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline Ranking & $34 \%$ & $32 \%$ & $20 \%$ & $9 \%$ & $5 \%$ \\ \hline 1st & R & D & L & L & C \\ \hline 2nd & C & C & D & C & D \\ \hline 3rd & D & L & C & R & R \\ \hline 4th & L & R & R & D & L \\ \hline \end{tabular} According to this poll, who would win the election: $\square$ [Select] Ricky Linda Clay Duke
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Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify the Voting Method

The problem states that the town uses the _Plurality_ method to elect their goat mayor. Plurality means that the candidate with the most first-place votes wins.

Step 2: Count the First-Place Votes

Looking at the provided table, we can see the following breakdown of first-place votes:

  • Ricky (R): 34%
  • Duke (D): 32%
  • Linda (L): 20% + 9% = 29%
  • Clay (C): 5%
Step 3: Determine the Winner

Ricky has the most first-place votes with 34%.

Final Answer

Ricky

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