Thursday, May 30 @ 1:51 p.m. / Pollz
RANKED CHOICE POLL! What is Humboldt's Favorite STAR WARS Movie?
Last year, county officials wisely decided it was time to cash in on our region’s longstanding connection to the Star Wars franchise by staging the first-ever Forest Moon Festival, which returns this weekend with its second incarnation. After some initial confusion, we have confirmed lightsabers are allowed at all event locations. Overcautious we can be.
What we’re wondering today, though: Where does Return of the Jedi — the Star Wars film that was actually filmed here — rank in the hearts of local Star Wars fanatics? Historically, critics have ranked it last amongst the original trilogy. Do the speeder chases through the redwoods earn it some more points with LoCO readers?
In an attempt to find out (and also to again try to prepare you for Humboldt’s ranked choice voting future) we are asking you to rank all the films in the “Skywalker Saga” in order from your most to least loved. If you’re new to LoCO ranked choice voting, all you have to do is drag and drop the films below into the order of your preference and then submit. A more in-depth explanation of how this all works can be found on a previous poll here.
OK, jedi wannabes. May the force blah blah blah.
998 votes cast.
Poll’s closed!
And now watch LoCO’s ranked choice voting system work its magic.
Results
This poll is closed.
The winner was: V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
There were 998 ballots cast, so the winner needed to get to 500 votes to win.
Here’s how the vote broke down:
ROUND 1
VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) was eliminated, and those 41 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 2
II: Attack of Clones (2002) was eliminated, and those 47 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 3
VII: The Force Awakens (2015) was eliminated, and those 55 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 4
IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) was eliminated, and those 70 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 5
I: The Phantom Menace (1999) was eliminated, and those 87 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 6
III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) was eliminated, and those 121 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 7
VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) was eliminated, and those 310 votes were transfered to the voters’ next preference that is still in contention.
ROUND 8
V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) is the winner.
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