Subject: mathqa
Question: in a certain state , the ratio of registered republicans to registered democrats is 3 to 2 , and every registered voter is either a republican or a democrat . if 80 percent of the republicans and 20 percent of the democrats are expected to vote for candidate x , and everyone else is expected to vote for candidate y , by what percent is candidate x expected to win the election ?
Option: 
A: 12 %
B: 8 %
C: 2 %
D: 5 %
Answer: A