; and (B) the number of votes transferred to the candidate under subsection (b)(2). (2) Criteria for election In the case of a single-seat election, a candidate shall be elected to the office of Representative in Congress (or, in the case of a primary election, shall advance to the general election for such office as provided under the law of the State involved) if— (A) the candidate receives a number of votes greater than 50 percent of the number of ballots cast in the election; or (B) if the election official carries out an additional round of tabulation under subsection (b), the candidate receives the greatest number of votes of the 2 remaining continuing candidates (as described in such subsection). (b) Process in Case no Candidate Elected Under Initial Tabulation (1) Additional rounds of tabulation If, under the initial tabulation of ballots in a single-seat election, no candidate is elected to office (or, in the case of a primary election, no candidate advances to the general election for such office) under the criteria described in subsection (a)(2)(A), the election official shall carry out additional rounds of tabulation in accordance with paragraph (2) until only 2 continuing candidates remain. (2) Treatment of ballots in additional rounds In each additional round of tabulation carried out under this subsection— (A) the candidate receiving the fewest number of votes among all candidates (or, in the case of a State which applies batch elimination under paragraph (3), each candidate in the batch elimination group) shall be treated as a defeated candidate; (B) for each ballot cast for a defeated candidate, the election official shall determine the highest-ranked candidate on the ballot who is a continuing candidate