Coding Interview Questions-HackLand Election

There are n citizens voting in this year’s Hackland election. Each voter writes the name of their chosen candidate on a ballot and places it in a ballot box. The candidate with the highest number of votes win the election; if two or more candidates have the same number of votes, then the tied candidates’ names are ordered alphabetically and the first name wins.

First Example

Input = [“alex”, “zaid”, “harry”, “dave”, “zaid”, “victor”, “harry”, “alex”, “mary”, “mary”]

Output: alex

Explanation first example votes = {“Alex”, “Zaid”, “Harry”, “Dave”, “Zaid”, “Victor”, “Harry”, “Alex”, “Mary”, “Mary”} Alex, Harry, Zaid, and Mary are all tied for the highest number of votes. Because Alex is alphabetically first, we return his name as the winner.

Second Example

Input = { “victor”, “sarah”, “ryan”, “dave”, “maria”, “anna”, “anna”, “ryan”, “sarah” };

Output: anna

Explanation second example votes = {“Victor”, “Sarah”, “Ryan”, “Dave”, “Maria”, “Maria”, “Anna”, “Anna”, “Ryan”, “Sarah”} Sarah, Ryan, Maria, and Anna are all tied for the highest number of votes. Because Anna is alphabetically first, we return her name as the winner.

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Zaid Alissa Almaliki

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