diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 167c47b..2ba09e5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -354,11 +354,17 @@ def runoff(ballots):
     candidates = {}
     for ballot in ballots:
         for r in ballot:
-            count[r.id] = [0] * len(ballot)
+            if r.id not in count or len(count[r.id]) < len(ballot):
+                log.debug("count[%d] <- %d elements", r.id, len(ballot))
+                count[r.id] = [0] * len(ballot)
             candidates[r.id] = r
     for ballot in ballots:
         for pos, r in enumerate(ballot):
+            log.debug("count = %s", count)
+            log.debug("r.id = %s", r.id)
+            log.debug("pos = %s", pos)
             count[r.id][pos] += 1
+            log.debug("count[%d][%d]) = %d", r.id, pos, count[r.id][pos])
     result = sorted(count.keys(), key=lambda i: count[i])
     log.debug("result of this round:")
     for r in result: