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

• For percentage points: the vote percentage received by Claire Valdez minus the vote percentage received by the candidate/party/option that finishes immediately behind Claire Valdez if Claire Valdez wins, or the candidate/party that finishes first if Claire Valdez loses.
• For raw votes: the total votes received by Claire Valdez minus the total votes received by the candidate/party/option that finishes immediately behind Claire Valdez if Claire Valdez wins, or the candidate/party/option that finishes first if Claire Valdez loses.
• For electoral votes: the electoral votes received by Claire Valdez minus the electoral votes received by the candidate/party/option with the second-most electoral votes if Claire Valdez wins, or the electoral votes received by Claire Valdez minus the electoral votes received by the candidate/party/option with the most electoral votes if Claire Valdez 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 Claire Valdez runs under multiple parties or is listed multiple times, votes attributable to the same underlying natural Claire Valdez will be summed.

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