Editing Ranked pairs (section)

=== Lock ===
The pairs are then locked in order, skipping any pairs that would create a cycle:

* Lock Chattanooga over Knoxville.
* Lock Nashville over Knoxville.
* Lock Nashville over Chattanooga.
* Lock Nashville over Memphis.
* Lock Chattanooga over Memphis.
* Lock Knoxville over Memphis.

In this case, no cycles are created by any of the pairs, so every single one is locked in.

Every "lock in" would add another arrow to the graph showing the relationship between the candidates. Here is the final graph (where arrows point away from the winner).

[[File:Tennessee-vote.svg]]

In this example, Nashville is the winner using the ranked-pairs procedure.  Nashville is followed by Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis in second, third, and fourth places respectively.