Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Of the seven candidates , he topped each of the four straw polls conducted by the United Nations Security Council : on 24 July , 14 September , 28 September , and 2 October .
Simplified: He got the most votes in each of the four straw polls conducted by the UN Security Council on July 24 , 14 September , September 28 and October 2 .