Since Hermit deleted himself and is no longer a registered voter, all votes for him go to the 2nd preferences.
I believe since he 'died', his votes are still counted for him... think Mel Carnahan (that was the dude, right? that one Missouri senate candidate?)
Mel Carnahan? Atlasia has never had a region or district known as Missouri or a Senator Carnahan elected from it 
Whoops, I meant the Missouri mayorial election, silly me. You know, Missouri, in the west of the Mideast?
Anyway, that is real life and techincally all votes for Mel Carnahan were counted as votes for his wife Senator Jean Carnahan who declared candidacy soon after his death. So techincally, all votes for Hermit are being counted as votes for WMS due to preferential voting, besides the Supreme Court ruled that votes for unregistered candidates do not count and go to the next preference (Case #1-001: Harry vs. M)
No, actually, Mel's votes weren't counted for Jean. The seat was declared vacant, and Gov. Holden appointed Jean to fill the vacancy. That's why she had to run again just 2 years later in 2002 in a special election to fill the remaining 4 years.
The voters knew in advance that Jean would be appointed if Mel won the race, but Mel's votes weren't counted for Jean directly.
