election.rb

candidate = FactoryGirl.create :candidate, :with_many_voters
# => <Candidate id: 1534, position_running_for: "President", first_name: "Rudolph", 
# last_name: "Carter", personality_type: "Brave, Hasty", 
# bio: "Ut molestiae maiores non corporis. Voluptatem eum ...", political_views: nil, national_candidate: true>

candidate.votes
# => #<ActiveRecord::Associations::CollectionProxy 
# [#<Vote id: 1544, voter_id: 556, candidate_id: 1534>, 
# #<Vote id: 1545, voter_id: 557, candidate_id: 1534>, ...
# #<Vote id: 1553, voter_id: 565, candidate_id: 1534>]>

voter = candidate.votes.first.voter
#  => #<Voter id: 563, ssn: "832-90-0169", birthdate: "1979-04-11", 
# address: "152 Mozelle Underpass", state: "Florida", registration_status: true, 
# first_name: "Dallas", last_name: "Hagenes"> 


voter.votes.last.candidate == candidate
# => true