An Election with Four Candidates (A, B, C, and D)

An election with four candidates (A, B, C, and D) and 180 voters will use the Plurality Method to choose a winner. After 120 ballots have been recorded, A has 26 1^st choice votes, B has 18 1^st choice votes, C has 42 1^st choice votes, and D has 34 1^st choice votes. What is the minimum number of the remaining 60 1^st choice votes that A must receive in order to guarantee that no candidate will receive a majority of 1^st choice votes?

A) 12
B) 15
C) 16
D) 24
E) None of the above.