District 7 residents go back to the polls -- why do we do runoff elections?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austinites in north Austin are going back to the polls starting Monday to once again vote for their pick in the Austin City Council District 7 race after no one candidate reached more than 50% of the overall vote in the general election.It's called a runoff election.Who’s running for Austin City Council District 7? Meet Mike Siegel"One of the things about runoffs is it guarantees that the person who represents you does have an actual majority of the vote, whether it be in