The margin of victory shall be calculated as follows based on the margin type.

• For percentage points: the vote percentage received by Brad Sherman minus the vote percentage received by the candidate/party/option that finishes immediately behind Brad Sherman if Brad Sherman wins, or the candidate/party that finishes first if Brad Sherman loses.
• For raw votes: the total votes received by Brad Sherman minus the total votes received by the candidate/party/option that finishes immediately behind Brad Sherman if Brad Sherman wins, or the candidate/party/option that finishes first if Brad Sherman loses.
• For electoral votes: the electoral votes received by Brad Sherman minus the electoral votes received by the candidate/party/option with the second-most electoral votes if Brad Sherman wins, or the electoral votes received by Brad Sherman minus the electoral votes received by the candidate/party/option with the most electoral votes if Brad Sherman does not.

Each margin range is inclusive of its lower bound and exclusive of its upper bound. No rounding shall be applied to the calculated margin. For example, for consecutive ranges of 5-6% and 6-7%, a margin of 5.99999% resolves within the 5-6% range, while a margin of exactly 6% resolves within the 6-7% range. If Brad Sherman runs under multiple parties or is listed multiple times, votes attributable to the same underlying natural Brad Sherman will be summed.

If Brad Sherman wins the election, the margin will be positive. If Brad Sherman loses the election, the margin will be negative. If Brad Sherman ties for first place, the margin shall be 0. For uncontested races where Brad Sherman is the only candidate, the margin shall be 100 percentage points or the total number of votes cast (for raw votes).