diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index c9b444d..b06dfd8 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ def runoff(ballots):
     candidates = {}
     for ballot in ballots:
         for r in ballot:
-            count[r.id] = 0
+            count[r.id] = [0] * len(ballot)
             candidates[r.id] = r
     for ballot in ballots:
-        # The votes are sorted by position, so the first entry is the favourite
-        count[ballot[0].id] += 1
+        for pos, r in enumerate(ballot):
+            count[r.id][pos] += 1
     result = sorted(count.keys(), key=lambda i: count[i])
     log.debug("result of this round:")
     for r in result:
diff --git a/utils/instantrunoff b/utils/instantrunoff
index a8a5428..a663c76 100755
--- a/utils/instantrunoff
+++ b/utils/instantrunoff
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ def runoff(ballots):
     candidates = {}
     for ballot in ballots:
         for r in ballot:
-            count[r.id] = 0
+            count[r.id] = [0] * len(ballot)
             candidates[r.id] = r
     for ballot in ballots:
-        # The votes are sorted by position, so the first entry is the favourite
-        count[ballot[0].id] += 1
+        for pos, r in enumerate(ballot):
+            count[r.id][pos] += 1
     result = sorted(count.keys(), key=lambda i: count[i])
     print("result of this round:")
     for r in result: