of Representative in Congress prior to the date established under section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 ) for the regularly scheduled general election for such office, so long as the determination of the candidates who are elected to such office is based solely on the votes cast with respect to the election held on such date, as determined in accordance with the system of ranked choice voting under this title. 324. Application to District of Columbia and Territories (a) Election of Delegates and Resident Commissioner In this subtitle, the term Representative includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (b) Application to Northern Mariana Islands This subtitle shall apply with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as this subtitle applies to a State. 2 Tabulation Process 331. Tabulation process (a) In General (1) Determination of candidate’s number of votes The number of votes received by a candidate in either the initial tabulation or in an additional round of tabulation shall be equal to the number of ballots on which that candidate is the highest ranked continuing candidate. (2) Criteria for election Except as provided in section 332, a candidate shall be elected to the office of Senator or 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