In the general election for governor, the
Democratic candidate received 48 percent of the vote, the Republican received 47 percent of the vote, and the Libertarian Candidate got 5 percent. What is the outcome of the general election?
a) The Democratic candidate wins because the Democrat got the most votes.
b) The Democratic candidate wins because the Democrat got a majority of the votes cast.
c) The election is held again with all three candidates competing because no one candidate got a majority of the vote.
d) The Democrat and the Republican face each other in a runoff because no candidate received a majority of the votes cast and they were the top two finishers.
e) The Democratic candidate is elected governor and the Republican candidate becomes the lieutenant governor because he or she received the second highest number of votes.
Answer: A
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