The article mentions Medina "exceeding the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff." but says "Mike Jaffe secured the seat with 44.24% of the vote"? An error or a missing explanation?
Seat 5 (won by Mike Jaffe) was a special election to complete a term for an unfilled seat (2 years). That special election had several candidates and the candidate with the most votes won the special election. Different rules, for a different type of election.
The article mentions Medina "exceeding the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff." but says "Mike Jaffe secured the seat with 44.24% of the vote"? An error or a missing explanation?
Seat 5 (won by Mike Jaffe) was a special election to complete a term for an unfilled seat (2 years). That special election had several candidates and the candidate with the most votes won the special election. Different rules, for a different type of election.