What’s your WIN NUMBER?

Written By Arlene Browne

Whether you’re running for School board or County Council or State Rep, one of the first things you say to yourself is what do I have to do to win this seat?

You have to find out exactly what they call your WIN NUMBER. The WIN number is the minimum number of votes a candidate must receive to guarantee victory, based on expected turnout and number of opponents.

BASIC FORMULA:

WIN NUMBER = (Total expected turnout ÷ Number of seats available ÷ Competitive candidates) + 1

In simple terms: WIN number = 50% of expected turnout + 1 vote

Want to hear more? Come to the Rise Run Lunch training March 19th at Lindenwood University, 11am-1pm. 209 N. Kingshighway, St Charles MO . Registration HERE

OR email: RiseandRun@lindenwood.edu

Arlene Browne
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