As it happens, I was tied for the fewest first choice votes received, and eliminated in the first round of counting. The process went all the way down to two candidates before the winner,
I've heard noises about ballot box stuffing, and there was a death threat reported against at least one candidate (

I do note that one candidate,


It remains to be seen whether this whole exercise will have any effect on LJ or not. I hope it does, obviously, or else I wouldn't have thrown my helmet into the ring.