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Candidate A finishes with aa votes and candidate B with b<ab < a. What is the probability A leads throughout the count?

  1. Aa−ba+b\frac{a-b}{a+b}
  2. Baa+b\frac{a}{a+b}
  3. C12\frac{1}{2} whenever a>ba > b
  4. Da−ba\frac{a-b}{a}

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