; (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; and (C) the vote cast on the ballot shall be transferred to, and added to the total number of votes received by, the highest-ranked continuing candidate determined under subparagraph (B). 332. Special rules for nonpartisan blanket primary elections (a) Determination of winning candidates In the case of a nonpartisan blanket primary election, a candidate for the office of Senator or the office of Representative in Congress shall be treated as a winning candidate and shall advance to the general election for such office if, during any round of tabulation carried out under this section, the candidate is a continuing candidate and the total number of winning and continuing candidates is equal to or less than the required number of winning candidates with respect to the election, as provided under the law of the State involved. (b) Tabulation process (1) Additional rounds of tabulation After the initial tabulation of ballots in a nonpartisan blanket primary election, the election official shall carry out additional rounds of tabulation in accordance with paragraph (2) until the number of winning candidates is equal to the required number of winning candidates with respect to the election, as provided under the law of the State involved. (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 section 334, 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