2017 Worldcon Site Selection
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The 2017 Worldcon was selected by the members of Sasquan in voting in 2015. The filing deadline was in February 2015.
The bidders were DC17, Helsinki in 2017, Montreal in 2017, and Nippon in 2017. There was also a New York in 2017 bid which appears not to have been a hoax bid, but didn't last.
| Bidder | Mail-in | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki in 2017 | 538 | 279 | 229 | 317 | 1363 |
| Montreal in 2017 | 51 | 25 | 73 | 79 | 228 |
| Nippon in 2017 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 120 |
| DC17 | 288 | 156 | 222 | 212 | 878 |
| None of the Above | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid ballots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| All of the Above | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Nightvale | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Minneapolis in '73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gallifrey (Cheron) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gndevaz, Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Happiness, Fulfillment, Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mariehamn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marseilles, France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boston in '89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total with Preference | 897 | 483 | 561 | 664 | 2606 |
| No Preference | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Total valid votes | 908 | 489 | 561 | 666 | 2625 |
1303 voters were needed to win, so Helsinki in 2017 won on the first ballot and ran Worldcon 75.
Sasquan newsletter with Worldcon Site Selection
| 2016 | Worldcon Site Selection | 2018 | 2017 |
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