The student government bylaws of a particular college require that a new president is elected annually by plurality voting. In the event of a tie, the bylaws require the candidate(s) with the fewest votes to be removed from the ballot and a runoff election to be held with the remaining candidates. This process is repeated until a single candidate receives a plurality and wins the election. The results of two voting rounds are given in the table below.

1. Which two candidates tied in the second round? Does this mean there will be a third election?

2. If there was a winner, who won? If there should be a runoff, who must be removed from the ballot?

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Candidate Votes in First Round Votes in Second Round Ferguson 158 168 Garcia 103 104 Hearn 157 180 Isaac 123 123 Jackman 58 Eliminated Kelly 72 74 Lim 158 180