How The GOP Picked Clerk Nominees

Here are the results of the votes cast by the Kootenai County Republican” Central Committee for county clerk candidates last night:

Red= First Choice
White= Second Choice
Blue= Third Choice

Red   White   Blue      Total

Raffee           7        5         2            14
Currie           5         6         3            14
Brannon 27 4         0             31
Issacson       0 19 6            25
Handeen       1        5 22 28
Hammond     4        4         2             10
Ward             4        4         9            17
Banta            1        0         2              3

Question: Am I the only one who sees a pattern here?